Aggies sluggish in opening round
DUNCAN, Okla. (March 14) - A sluggish effort on the back nine forced the Cameron men's golf team to settle for a sixth-place showing after first round action at The Territory Collegiate Classic Monday at The Territory Golf Club near Duncan.
Coach Jerry Hrnciar's Aggies posted a team score of 301 (+13), finishing 16 strokes behind tournament leader Southern Nazarene. All 15 teams in the tournmanet field will compete in a final round beginning Tuesday morning.
The par-72, 7,110-yard layout at The Territory yielded just six rounds below par on Monday, despite relatively tame playing conditions. Five players share the lead with opening-round scores of 70, including teammates Blake Trimble and Derek Dickson of Southern Nazarene. SNU's Brian Ault lurks just a stroke back after firing a one-under 71.
Sophomore Owen Mahaffey led the Aggies with a 73. Travis Lovins, aided by a rare double-eagle on the par-5 7th hole, finished with a 74 and was the only other Aggie to crack the Top 20 individual standings after the first round.
Ryan King added a 76 for the Aggies, while Nic Ware and Brian Adams each carded a 78. Four of Cameron's five team members posted higher scores on the back nine Monday. Only Mahaffey, who toured the final nine holes with a one-uner 35, scored lower on the back. Lovins was three-under at the turn before shooting five-over on the back nine.
Southern Nazarene leads the team standings by a healthy six strokes over second-place Washburn entering Tuesday's final round. Three teams are tied for third at 298.
The Territory Collegiate Classic
(The Territory G&CC - par 72 - 7,110 yards)
| Pos. |
Team Standings |
Round 1 |
| 1. |
Southern Nazarene |
285 |
| 2. |
Washburn |
291 |
| 3. |
East Central |
298 |
| |
Texas Wesleyan |
298 |
| |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
298 |
| 6. |
Cameron |
301 |
| 7. |
Northeastern State |
302 |
| 8. |
West Texas A&M |
303 |
| 9. |
Arkansas Tech |
304 |
| 10. |
St. Mary's |
307 |
| |
St. Edward's |
307 |
| |
Central Missouri State |
307 |
| 13. |
Missouri Western |
318 |
| 14. |
Dallas Baptist |
332 |
| 15. |
Pittsburg State |
334 |
| |
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| Pos. |
Individual Leaders |
Round 1 |
| 1. |
Blake Trimble, SNU |
70 (-2) |
| |
Brian Hostetler, SWOSU |
70 |
| |
Derek Dickson, SNU |
70 |
| |
Jeremiah Nelson, Washburn |
70 |
| |
Joby Dutcher, NSU |
70 |
| 6. |
Brian Ault, SNU |
71 (-1) |
| 7. |
Jon Sauer, CMSU |
72 (E) |
| |
Adam Frank, CMSU |
72 |
| |
Ryan Villareal, St.Mary's |
72 |
| |
Dan Hahn, Texas Wesleyan |
72 |
| |
John Repp, SWOSU |
72 |
