ANDERSON, S.C. – With three players posting top-10 scores, the Anderson University men's golf team is in fourth place after Monday's opening round of the AU Invitational, hosted by the Trojans at the par-72, 7,005-yard Cobb's Glen layout.
Catawba holds a seven-shot lead over Bob Jones University (302) after posting an opening-round 295 on Monday, with Southern Wesleyan holding onto third place after notching a 303. The Trojans (307) are four shots further back in fourth place and lead Belmont Abbey (B) by a pair of strokes.
Spartanburg Methodist (311), Belmont Abbey (C) (313), Mars Hill (314), Erskine (318) and Emmanuel (320) round out the 10-team field heading into Tuesday's final round.
Catawba's Mac Shepphard was the lone player to break par, as the freshman from Harrisburg, N.C. fired a 4-under-par 68 on the strength of five birdies on the day. Mars Hill's Adam Lumley and Belmont Abbey's Jacob Scruggs are each four shots off the pace after carding even-par 72s, with three additional players within five shots of the lead.
Sophomore David Monroe, who carded five birdies, paced the Trojan effort with a 1-over-par 73 and is in a three-way tie for fourth. Sophomore Grayson Bell also posted five birdies on the day and freshman Jake Miller led the field with 15 pars, as both players posted opening-round 75s and are tied for 10th place.
AU's Weston Bell and senior Payton Whitlock each shot identical 84s and share 41st place, with Drake McAlister notching a first-round 85 and is tied for 43rd.
Anderson University Invitational
Dates: 9/12-9/13/2016
Cobb's Glen • Anderson, S.C.
1st Round Scores
Par 72, 7005 yards
Finish top 20 schools scores
1 Catawba College 295 295 +7
2 Bob Jones University 302 302 +14
3 Southern Wesleyan 303 303 +15
4 Anderson (SC) 307 307 +19
5 Belmont Abbey College (B) 309 309 +21
6 Spartanburg Methodist College 311 311 +23
7 Belmont Abbey College (C) 313 313 +25
8 Mars Hill University 314 314 +26
9 Erskine College (B) 318 318 +30
10 Emmanuel College GA 320 320 +32
Finish top 20 players school scores
1 Mack Sheppard Catawba College 68 68 -4
T2 Adam Lumley Mars Hill University 72 72 E
T2 Jacob Scruggs Belmont Abbey College(B) 72 72 E
T4 Ryan Burke Southern Wesleyan 73 73 +1
T4 John Keffer Southern Wesleyan 73 73 +1
T4 David Monroe Anderson (SC) 73 73 +1
T7 Trey Burton Catawba College 74 74 +2
T7 Kyle Olenchuk Bob Jones University 74 74 +2
T7 John Walker Belmont Abbey College(C) 74 74 +2
T10 Anton Backman Erskine College (B) 75 75 +3
T10 Grayson Bell Anderson (SC) 75 75 +3
T10 Zach Herold Spartanburg Methodist College 75 75 +3
T10 Jake Miller Anderson (SC) 75 75 +3
T10 Tyler Mulkey Catawba College 75 75 +3
T10 Andrew Smith Emmanuel College GA 75 75 +3
T10 Tyler Smith Bob Jones University 75 75 +3
T17 Micah Gold Bob Jones University 76 76 +4
T17 Bryce Miley Spartanburg Methodist College 76 76 +4
T19 Drew Buffaloe Bob Jones University 77 77 +5
T19 Ty Campbell Southern Wesleyan 77 77 +5
T19 Michael Mead Belmont Abbey College(B) 77 77 +5