Golf

Golf Tied For Second After First Round Of AIC Invitational

April 21, 2008

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-The Post University men's golf team shot a 311 and is tied with Pace University for second place, just five strokes behind first-round leader Adelphi, following the first-round of the American International College Invitational at the Springfield Country Club Monday afternoon.

"After seeing the course for the first time today I expect that our scores should be better tomorrow," Head Coach Pete Stevens said. We are once again in a position to win a tournament, coming off the momentum of winning the CACC Championship last week."

"It was a difficult course with small saucer-shaped greens, that was undulating, so you have to play below the pins," Stevens said about the Donald Ross designed course.

The AIC Invitational will conclude on Tuesday morning. The Eagles are preparing for the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championship, at the Back Creek Golf Club in Middletown, Del., May 5-7. The Eagles will be making their fourth straight appearance in the Northeast Regional, after winning their third straight CACC Championship last week.

Junior Jamie Blake (Arbroath, Scotland) led the Eagle contingent with a four-over par 76, after carding a 37 on the front-nine and a 39 on the back-nine, on the 6,460-yard par 72 course. Blake is in a three-way tie for seventh place, along with Shane Winslow of Southern New Hampshire and Bill Delucia of Pace.

Freshman David McGregor (Helensburgh, Scotland), who is fresh off his impressive performance at last week's CACC Championships, finished tied for 10^th overall with a five-over 77. McGregor, who won the CACC Individual Medalist honors, last week, recorded a 38 on the front-nine today, and a 39 on the back.

Freshman Ryan Philipp (Bristol, Conn.) joins McGregor and four other players at five-over. Philipp carded a 39 on the front-nine and a 38 on the back en route to his 77 for the day.

Senior Calum Malcolm (Dunfermline, Scotland) recorded an 81 to finish the first day at +9, and is tied for 29th. Malcolm had a 39 on the front-nine and a 42 on the back.

Sophomore Lee Wanklyn (Berkshire, England) shot an 82 (44-38).

Sophomore James Livingstone (Granby, Mass.), who is playing as an individual and does not count towards Post's team standings, finished tied for 21^st with an 80. Livingstone fired a 39 on the front-nine and a 41 on the back, to finish the first round at +8 along with seven other players.

Adelphi leads the 13-team field with a 306, followed by the Eagles and Pace at 311. Host AIC is in fourth with a 318, and Dominican College rounds out the top-five with a 322. UMass-Lowell (323), St. Thomas Aquinas (324), Bryant (324), Dowling (327), Southern New Hampshire (327), LeMoyne (333), Franklin Pierce (333), and Assumption (335) followed.