Posted by Gene Renfro - Mon, Mar 3, 2008 - [ Men's Golf ] - Viewed 196 times

PINEVILLE, Ky. – The Union College men’s golf team fired a 329 in the opening round of the Union College Bulldogs Spring Invitational at Wasioto Winds Golf Course in Pineville, Ky., Monday.

The nine teams played the 6,825 yard, par 72, layout where the players faced windy conditions. The invitational is the first event this spring for the Bulldogs.

Union was led by Sam Lee (Knoxville, Tenn.) with his 78 and he is tied for 11th after the first round. The Bulldogs are currently sixth in the team standings, only three shots behind Spalding (Ky.) University. David Goscombe (Liverpool, England) and Adam LaTulippe (Hamilton, Ohio) added scores of 80 and 83, respectively.

Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) University owns a five shot lead, 304-309, over Walters State (Tenn.) Community College. The University of the Cumberlands is third with a team score of 313, ahead of Tennessee Wesleyan College’s 315.

Tim Hepner, from Mount Vernon Nazarene, fired a one-over-par 73 to lead the individual standings while Spalding’s Ben Carter carded a 74. Four players shot 76 while three more owned rounds of 77.

The invitational concludes Tuesday with tee times scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

Team

Scores

Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)

304

Walters State (Tenn.)

309

Cumberlands (Ky.)

313

Tennessee Wesleyan

315

Spalding (Ky.)

326

Union

329

Virginia Intermont

351

Eureka (Ill.)

357

Hiwassee (Tenn.)

406

Player

Team

Score

Tim Hepner

MVNU

38-35 - 73

Ben Carter

SU

35-39 - 74

Darius Hoese

WSCC

38-38 - 76

Tyler Tinch

MVNU

38-38 - 76

Luke Fullen

WSCC

38-38 - 76

Michael Burgan

Cumberlands

38-38 - 76

Tyler Smith

TWC

38-38 - 76

Preston Knight

MVNU

38-39 - 77

Aaron Grubb

Cumberlands

40-37 - 77

Joshua Jeffers

WSCC

39-38 - 77

Jared Schlabach

MVNU

38-40 - 78

Sam Lee

Union

39-39 - 78

Alex Coughlin

TWC

37-41 - 78

Derek Hrabek

Cumberlands

39-40 - 79

Kevin Horseman

SU

41-38 - 79

David Goscombe

Union

38-42 - 80

Bowin Newgent

WSCC

40-40 - 80

Bret Commerford

TWC

40-40 - 80

Casey Fleniken

TWC

40-41 - 81

Adam Rivera

Cumberlands

41-40 - 81

Adam LaTulippe

Union

41-42 - 83

Jeremy Cason

WSCC

43-40 - 83

Justin Price

Cumberlands

41-42 - 83

David Huffman

SU

44-39 - 83

Brooks Napier

Union

44-40 - 84

Nate Steel

VIC

43-41 - 84

Brady Wildenradt

EC

41-43 - 84

Zach Gulmire

TWC

41-44 - 85

Anthony Savage

MVNU

42-43 - 85

Shane Pearson

VIC

43-42 - 85

John Reynolds

Cumberlands

43-43 - 86

T.J. Schop

EC

45-41 - 86

Magnus Lundberg

Union

39-49 - 88

Mark Scott

VIC

45-43 - 88

Andrew Flynn

SU

43-47 - 90

Aaron Johnson

HC

45-45 - 90

Dan Cameron

EC

44-49 - 93

Kyle Todd

EC

44-50 - 94

Greyson Rossi

VIC

50-44 - 94

Matthew Morse

EC

50-45 - 95

Niklas Tidebrant

Union

40-56 - 96

Jeff Richardson

SU

46-52 - 98

William Browning

HC

47-52 - 99

Kirby Reed

HC

54-54 - 108

Cody Woods

HC

54-55 - 109

Kevin Everhart

HC

56-57 - 113

Daniel Powell

Cumberlands

57-68 - 125