MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Georgia Southwestern golf team shot rounds of 295 and 299 on Monday to finish Day 1 of the Buccaneer Invitational in 9th place out of 14 teams at the par-71, 6,733-yard Normandy Shores Golf Club.
J.P. Griffin led the 'Canes with a 4-over 146 and is tied for 26th place in the 81-player field.
Barry teammates Daniel Stapff and Chris Carlin are No. 1 and 2, respectively, with scores of 5-under and 4-under.
Host Barry University is atop the team standings with a 9-under 559. Fourth-ranked West Florida is seven strokes behind with a 556.
Craig Gibson and Nate Gahman are both 7-over and tied for 42nd for GSW. Reese Moseley follows, a stroke behind Gibson and Gahman, with a 150 (76-74). John Wilson Gordon posted a 169 (83-86).
The Hurricanes return to the links this morning for the final round of the Buccaneer Invite.
2011 BUCCANEER INVITATIONAL - TEAM SCORES
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Total | ||
| (9) Barry | 285 | 274 | 559 | -9 |
| (4) West Florida | 283 | 283 | 566 | -2 |
| (20) Nova Southeastern | 279 | 291 | 570 | +2 |
| Laval | 289 | 287 | 576 | +8 |
| (3) Lynn | 291 | 285 | 576 | +8 |
| (21) Central Missouri | 283 | 296 | 579 | +11 |
| Brevard CC | 296 | 289 | 585 | +17 |
| Florida Tech | 293 | 294 | 587 | +19 |
| (RV) GSW | 295 | 299 | 594 | +26 |
| (16) Valdosta State | 298 | 303 | 601 | +33 |
| Eckerd | 302 | 299 | 601 | +33 |
| Tampa | 301 | 302 | 603 | +35 |
| Johnson & Wales | 303 | 300 | 503 | +35 |
| Saint Leo | 301 | 311 | 612 | +44 |
| ( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll with RV = received votes | ||||
GSW SCORES
| Place | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Total | ||
| T26 | J.P. Griffin | 70 | 76 | 146 | +4 |
| T42 | Craig Gibson | 74 | 75 | 149 | +7 |
| T42 | Nate Gahman | 75 | 74 | 149 | +7 |
| T48 | Reese Moseley | 76 | 74 | 150 | +8 |
| 81 | John Wilson Gordon | 83 | 86 | 169 | +27 |