Men's Golf Releases (2004-05) - NCAA Championships - Guilford College

GUILFORD GOLF TEAM THIRD AFTER OPENING ROUND OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Howey-In-The-Hills, FL (5/9/05) -- Guilford College's men's golf team shot a 14-over-par 302 Monday and sits in third place among 23 teams after the first of four rounds at the NCAA Division III Golf Championships at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort. The Quakers trail leader Nebraska Wesleyan (300) by two strokes and second-place Emory (301) by one stroke in the 23-team field.

Guilford, ranked second in the May 6 Precept Division III Coaches Poll, went off in the day's second group and had the lowest score among the squads who played in the morning.

Guilford senior Dave Patterson's three-under-par 69 leads the Quakers and ranks second among 120 individuals. Patterson, a three-time All-American, was two-over par through the first four holes, but played five-under-par the rest of the way. Sophomore Colin Clark played even-par golf through the first 16 holes before closing the round with a bogey on 17 and a double-bogey six on 18. His 75 stands 17th among the individuals. Junior Brant Stovall (left) overcame two bogeys on the front nine by scoring two birdies on the back nine and sits in a tie for 44th with a six-over 78. Junior Jeff Osberg provided Guilford's fourth score with an 80. Sophomore Joseph Poplin shot an 85.

Loras' Pete Weber, playing as an individual, has the individual lead with a four-under 68, thanks to seven first-round birdies. Another individual, LaGrange's Michael Lemmo, shares second place with Patterson. The championship concludes with Thursday's fourth and final round.

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TEAM STANDINGS (after 1 of 4 rounds)

SCHOOL	STROKES	PAR
1 Nebraska Wesleyan	300	+12
2 Emory	301	+13
3 Guilford	302	+14
T4 Greensboro	305	+17
T4 St. John?s (MN)	305	+17
T6 Methodist	306	+18
T6 Huntingdon	306	+18
8 Redlands	310	+22
9 Wisconsin-Eau Claire	311	+23
T10 Oglethorpe	312	+24
T10 New York	312	+24
12 Skidmore	313	+26
13 DePauw	314	+27
14 Westminster (PA)	317	+29
15 Otterbein	318	+30
16 Texas Lutheran	319	+31
17 Williams	320	+32
T18 California Lutheran	323	+35
T18 Franklin	323	+35
20 Allegheny	325	+37
21 Central (IA)	326	+38
22 Gustavus Adolphus	329	+41
23 Rochester	332	+44

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

NAME	SCHOOL	STROKES	PAR
1 Pete Weber	Loras	68	-4
T2 Dave Patterson	Guilford	69	-3
T2 Michael Lemmo	LeGrange	69	-3
4 Travis Davis	Nebraska Wesleyan	71	-1
T5 Tim Hamm	Emory	72	E
T5 Josh Sherlin	St. John's (MN)	72	E

GUILFORD PLAYERS

NAME	STROKES	PAR
T2 Dave Patterson	69	-3
T17 Colin Clark	75	+3
T44 Brant Stovall	78	+6
T63 Jeff Osberg	80	+8
T104 Joseph Poplin	85	+13