Sept. 26, 2009
Day 1 Results 
Hanover, N.H. -
The Fordham golf team sits in sixth place after day one of the Dartmouth Invitational, but it was two Fordham freshmen that are at the top of the leaderboard, including Jason Del Rosso, who leads the tournament after a school record round of 67.
Fordham sits only six strokes back of Yale and Central Connecticut, who are tied for the top spot with a team score of 295. Boston College and Sacred Heart are tied for third at 297, followed by Dartmouth (299) and Fordham (301).
The biggest story though is Del Rosso, who shot a school record low 67 (-4) in the opening round, two shots better than Central Connecticut's Greg Beloin. The previous best round was a 68, shot by both Michael Finocchi and Brian McClure in 2006. Del Rosso shot a 31 on the front and 36 on the back, which including a tournament best seven birdies. No other golfer had more than five on the day.
Not to be overlooked, fellow freshman Brody Nieporte, who is competing as an individual, shot an even round of 71, which is tied for fourth overall.
Along with Del Rosse and Nieporte, David Newman and Nick Polvino are both tied for 25th overall after opening rounds of 76, with Brendan Green tied for 36th after a round of 78. Devon O'Rourke (T-50th - 80) and Charles Smith (T-61st - 84) rounded out the Fordham competitors.
The Dartmouth Invitational will conclude on Sunday with tee times starting at 8:00 AM.
