Three Teams Tied for First at SoCon Men?s Golf Championship

Georgia Southern, Samford and Chattanooga Sit at One-Under Par

FLORENCE, S.C. - Georgia Southern, Samford and Chattanooga are tied atop the leaderboard after the first round of the 2011 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship at the Country Club of South Carolina.

The three leaders each fired 287 (-1) in the opening round, placing a three-stroke cushion between themselves and fourth place College of Charleston (290).

Davidson freshman Richard Fountain and Georgia Southern junior Lewis Gruber were the low individuals on the day, carding identical four-under par 68s. Each recorded five birdies on the day, trailing only Samford's Bill Nabors who led the field with six.

Samford's Casey O'Toole, who teed off on hole 10, fired a 33 on the front nine en route to an opening round 69 (-3), which places him one stroke behind the leaders in third.

Chattanooga was led by junior Stephan Jaeger's 70 (-2) and will begin the second round in the final pairing along with the Eagles and Bulldogs.

Davidson sits in fifth place after shooting 293 and is closely followed by UNCG (295) and Wofford (295). Rounding out the team leaderboard was Western Carolina (296), Elon (297), Furman (299) and Appalachian State (302).

Round two of the championship will begin Monday morning at 9 a.m. ET with results updated every three holes at www.golfstatresults.com. The 54-hole championship will conclude on Tuesday.

 

2011 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship

Country Club of South Carolina

Florence, S.C.

Top 10 Individuals

1t. Richard Fountain, Davidson                 68      -4

1t. Lewis Gruber, Georgia Southern           68      -4

3. Casey O'Toole, Samford                       69      -3

4t. Coy Breen, College of Charleston         70      -2

4t. Steve Dressel, Elon                             70      -2

4t. Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga              70      -2

4t. Josh Nichols, Appalachian State          70      -2

8t. Alex Ellis, College of Charleston          71      -1

8t. Chris Robb, Chattanooga                     71      -1

8t. Brent Whitehead, Wofford                    71      -1

8t. Kyle Sonday, UNCG                            71      -1

 

Team Standings

1t. Georgia Southern                 287       -1

1t. Samford                              287       -1

1t. Chattanooga                        287       -1

4. College of Charleston            290      +2

5. Davidson                              293      +5

6t. UNCG                                  295      +7

6t. Wofford                               295      +7

8. Western Carolina                   296      +8

9. Elon                                      297      +9

10. Furman                                299    +11

11. Appalachian State                302    +14