Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
Ron Smith/USF Invitational
Men's Golf Tied For Fourth In First Action of the Spring
3/6/2009 5:31:45 PM | Men's Golf
The Eagles are tied with Austin Peay with a four-under par 284 after the first day of play
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DADE CITY, Fla. – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team opened up the spring portion of the 2008-09 schedule Friday afternoon, March 6, in fine fashion at the Ron Smith/USF Invitational. The Eagles combined for a four-under par 284 to sit in a tie for fourth place with Austin Peay State University after the first day of the 54-hole tournament, which is being played on the 7,153 yard, par-72 Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club.
Juniors Brandon Lemons (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central) and Cam Burke (Baden, Ontario-Waterloo Secondary) both fired rounds of two-under 70 to sit in a tie for 13th place. Junior Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) also notched a round under-par with a 70 for 20th place. Senior Christopher Ross (Dundas, Ontario-Parkside) and sophomore Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) rounded out the lineup with a 73 and a 74, respectively. Competing as an individual, senior Joey Stimac (Burton, Mich.-Kearsley (Mott C.C.)) finished with a 78 in a tie for 99th place.
Missouri State shot a 281 in the first round and holds a two shot lead over the University of Louisville and Marquette University, who are tied for second place with a 283. The individual leader is Riley Wheeldon who finished the first round with a 6-under 66 followed by five players who finished with a 5-under 67.
Round two of the Ron Smith/ USF Invitational will begin at 7:45 a.m. Daily updates can be found at EMUEagles.com and the Ron Smith/ USF Invitational can be tracked with live statistics at Golfstat.com
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-13. Brandon Lemons 70
t-13. Cam Burke 70
t-20. Marty Jeppesen 71
t-48. Christopher Ross 73
t-61. Nic Carbary 74
t-99. Joey Stimac ( I ) 78
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Missouri State 281
t-2. Louisville 283
t-2. Marquette 283
t-4. Eastern Michigan 284
t-4. Austin Peay 284
t-6. Middle Tennessee 285
t-6. Missouri 285
t-6. Columbus State 285
t-6. Texas Tech 285
t-10. Baylor 286
t-10. Arkansas State 286
t-10. Florida Southern 286
13. Jacksonville St. 289
14. Troy 290
15. Xavier 292
16. South Alabama 293
17. Louisiana-Monroe 294
18. De Paul 296
19. USF 300
20. Connecticut 301
21. Rhode Island 307
22. Seton Hall 308
23. Cincinnati 311
