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Churchill-Smith Paces EMU at the Wolverine Intercollegiate

9/16/2013 9:21:00 PM | Men's Golf

Eagles reside in seventh place heading into Tuesday

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team kicked off its 2013-14 season Monday, Sept. 16, at the Wolverine Intercollegiate on the U-M Golf Course. The Eagles reside in seventh place with a two-round score of 581 (297-284), as Michigan State leads the tournament after rounds of 294 and 277 for a 36-hole mark of 571.

Battling blustery conditions, senior Brian Churchill-Smith (Oakville, Ontario, Canada-Oakville Trafalgar) is nine strokes off the lead following rounds of 70 and 71. With back-to-back rounds at par-or-better to open the tourament, Churchill-Smith now has 22 rounds in his career, the most of any active EMU student-athlete.

San Jose State's Cody Blick posted a 10-under 132 (68-64) while Michigan State's Mitch Rutledge is four shots back  at 136 (70-66).

Sophomore Stuart Grehan (Tullamore, Ireland-Colaiste Choilm) is tied for 14th place with a 144 (75-69), while classmate Josh Heinze (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) will start Tuesday tied for 23rd place with a 146 (75-71).

Sophomore Brett White (Kentwood, Mich.-East Kentwood) shot a 152 (77-75) to tie for 44th place, while freshman Kyle Rodes (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) finished the day tied for 48th with a 154 (81-73). Playing as an individual, junior Michael Blair (Ancaster, Ontario, Canada-Ancaster Secondary-Pfeiffer) notched a 149 (77-72) for 35th place.

Competitors will resume play at 8 p.m. Tuesday morning.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores

t-4.  Brian Churchill-Smith  70-71=141
t-14.  Stuart Grehan  75-69=144
t-23.  Josh Heinze  75-71=146
t-44.  Brett White  77-75=152
t-48.  Kyle Rodes  81-73=154
*t-35.  Michael Blair  77-72=149

* - playing as an individual

Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores

1. Michigan State 294-277=571
t-2. Lamar 285-288=573
t-2. Michigan 288-285=573
4. Penn State 291-284=575
5. Miami  292-284=576
6. Xavier 292-288=580
7. Eastern Michigan 297-284=581
8. San Jose State 292-292=584
9. Toledo 304-295=599
10. Detroit 305-297=602
11 . Oakland 301-309=610
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