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Matlock Collegiate Classic
Spiders In Tenth Place Following The First Round Of The Matlock Intercollegiate
03/06/2001 | Men's Golf
March 5, 2001
LAKELAND, Fla. - With a 30-over-par total of 318, the University of Richmond men's golf team is in tenth place after the first round of the Matlock Invitational. Contested at the par-72, 7,065-yard Grasslands Golf and Country Club, the second round scheduled for completion on Monday, was halted due to darkness. The remainder of the second round as well as the completion of third round action for the 18-team field is slated for Tuesday.
With the course playing very difficult throughout the day with strong winds and gusts up to 40 miles per hour, Stanford turned in the day's best total, shooting 10-over-par 298. In addition, Cardinal Alex Aragon and Florida Southern's Alex Renard are tied for the first round lead at one-under-par 71.
Individually for the Spiders, senior co-captain Joe Horowitz (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) led the way, carding an opening round four-over-par 76 to sit in a tie for 13th place. Junior Mark DiGiacomo (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic) follows in a tie for 25th place after shooting a six-over-par 78 in round one. Richmond senior Bryan Stark (Herndon, Va./Herndon) and junior Ryan McLain (South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) each shot 82 and are in a tie for 65th place. Sophomore Steve Lessing (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) had an 83 to open play and is tied for 72nd.
Windy conditions are again expected on Tuesday, along with morning temperatures in the low 40s.
TEAM SCORES 1. Stanford: 298 (+10). t2. Florida Southern: 300 (+12). t2. Alabama: 300 (+12). t4. Georgia Southern: 307 (+19). t4. Ohio State: 307 (+19). 6. Mississippi: 311 (+23). t7. Old Dominion: 313 (+25). t7. Virginia Tech: 313 (+25). 9. Mississippi State: 316 (+28). 10. RICHMOND: 318 (+30). t11. Valdosta State: 319 (+31). t11. Memphis: 319 (+31). 13. Wofford: 320 (+32). 14. Furman: 321 (+33). 15. Illinois: 324 (+36). 16. Kentucky: 327 (+39). 17. Middle Tennessee State: 334 (+46). 18. Temple: 337 (+49).
INDIVIDUAL TOP TEN t1. Alex Aragon (Stanford): 71 (-1). t1. Alex Renard (Florida Southern): 71 (-1). 3. Nick Rousey (Alabama): 72 (E). t4. Andrew Medley (Mississippi): 74 (+2). t4. Steve Sokol (Florida Southern): 74 (+2). t7. Lars Brovold (Alabama): 75 (+3). t7. Mike Austin (Ohio State): 75 (+3). t7. James Lee (Stanford): 75 (+3). t7. Chris Reinke (Memphis): 75 (+3). t7. Warren Holman: 75 (+3). T7. Jim Seki (Stanford): 75 (+3).
RICHMOND TOP TEN t13. Joe Horowitz: 76 (+4). t25. Mark DiGiacomo: 78 (+6). t65. Bryan Stark: 82 (+10). t65. Ryan McLain: 82 (+10). t72. Steve Lessing: 83 (+11).
