May 2, 2008

Day One Results

Winter Garden, Fla. - Defending champion Charlotte shares the lead with the University of Rhode Island after the first round of the Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship, which is being played at Orange County National Golf Center in Florida.

The two teams shot a 10-under par 278 on the par 72, 6,882-yard Panther Lake course, and hold just a one-stroke lead over Dayton, who entered the clubhouse with a team score of 279. Xavier stands fourth finishing four-over at 292. St. Bonaventure is tied for fifth with Richmond at 293 while Saint Joseph's (298), George Washington (299), Temple (300), Duquesne (308), Fordham (311) and La Salle (318) fill out the field.

Individually, behind the strength of nine birdies on the afternoon, junior Rob Chappell of Dayton tied the A-10 18-hole record carding a 64 on the day, which is just one stroke off the course record. Charlotte senior Jonas Enander Hedin is two strokes off the lead with a 66, followed closely by a trio of players, Rhode Island's Bill McDonald and Brad Valois and Charlotte's Stefan Wiedergruen, who each notched a 69.

In all, 18 golfers shot par or under and 11 are within six strokes of the lead.

Senior Michael Finocchi was the Rams' top finisher on day one with a three-over-par round of 75, which is tied for 28th overall. Senior Charles Sterken was right behind Finocchi with a 76 (+4) and is tied for 36th. Junior Nico Mizono and senior Trevor Seufer are both tied for 50th overall after rounds of 80 on the first day, while senior Joseph Neydon shot an 82 (T-54th).

Second round play commences at 8:00am on Saturday, with the final round of the 54-hole event taking place on Sunday.