Tide Golfers Have Rough First Day at Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate
4/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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AUBURN - The good news is it can only get better for the University of Alabama men's golf team. The Crimson Tide had a rough first round of play at Auburn's Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate on Friday, shooting 312, a score that placed Alabama 12th of twelve teams.
But shaving off just a few strokes on Saturday could help the Tide climb up as team scores in the bottom six half of the field are fairly close. Auburn leads its own tournament which is being played on one of its home courses, Saugahatchee Country Club, par 72. The Tigers shot one under par, 287 to emerge as the tournament's first round leader. The College of Charleston is second (292), Followed by Arkansas and Georgia State (294), Vanderbilt (296), Florida State (298), UAB (301), Southeastern Louisiana (302), Mississippi State (306), Memphis (307), Ole Miss (311), and Alabama (312).
Auburn's Tyler McKeever leads the field of individuals after scoring 68, four under par in round one. He has a one stroke lead over Charleston's Bruce McDonald and UAB's Nathan Turner. Wesley Pate and Austin Hynson had the best opening rounds for Alabama as both shot 77 and are among at tie at 42nd. Alabama's three other golfers competing all shot 79. Lars Brovold, Clint Provost and Daniel Creel are all among a tie at 51st.
