Alabama
Linger Longer Invitational
Davis Riley Leads Alabama Men’s Golf in the Opening Round of the Linger Longer Invitational
3/19/2017 6:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
Riley matches season-low round of 4-under 68 during opening 18 holes
GREENSBORO, Ga. – Sophomore Davis Riley carded a 4-under par 68 to lead the Alabama men's golf team in the opening round of the 2017 Linger Longer Invitational on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson Tide carded a 1-under par 287 and is currently in 10th place overall.
Alabama, which was one of 10 teams in the 14-team field to shoot below par during the opening 18 holes on the par 72, 7,073-yard Reynolds Lake Oconee Course at the Great Waters Golf Club, is just seven strokes back of second place. Furthermore, Sunday's 18-hole total marked the third time in the Tide's last four rounds played that the team carded a sub-par team total dating back to the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, which was played on March 4-5.
Riley completed his first round of the spring season on Sunday after sitting out the first two tournaments due to an injury. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native matched his season-best round of the 2016-17 campaign as he ended the day in a tie for eighth overall. Riley will come into Monday's second round just two strokes behind the overall leaders.
Junior Lee Hodges is in a tie for 21st following his opening round score of 1-under par 71. It was the fifth consecutive and the eighth time in his last nine rounds that the Ardmore, Tenn., native has shot below par.
Juniors Jonathan Hardee and Tyler Hitchner are tied for 50th with both players carding a 2-over 74, while senior Dru Love rounds out the Tide in 72nd with a 78.
Seventh-ranked Baylor is the clubhouse leader after carding a 14-under par 274. There is a three-way for second as Michigan, Troy and UNC Greensboro are all tied at 280, while No. 2 Virginia, No. 30 Augusta and No. 31 Kennesaw State are tied for fifth with each carding a 283.
Alabama is scheduled to begin the second round of play on Monday morning at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) of Hole No. 10, and will be paired alongside Ohio State and Middle Tennessee.
Live scoring throughout the tournament can be found at www.Golfstat.com.
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