ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Vincent Norrman fired a 2-under par 70 to lead the Georgia Southwestern State University golf team after Round 1 of the Peach Belt Conference Championship played Friday at the Slammer & Squire golf course.
The Hurricanes currently sit in seventh place after the first day of competition, firing a 302 (+14) as a team on the 6,939 yard par 72 course. No. 9 USC Aiken leads the way after an opening round 284 (-4), followed by No. 11 Columbus State with a 286 (-2). No. 19 Young Harris is in third place after posting a 297 (+9) and No. 18 Lander is tied for fourth with Flagler at 298 (+10).
The First Team All-Conference sophomore Norrman is currently tied for second place on the individual leaderboard and was one of two players in the field to record an eagle on Friday. Fellow First Team PBC honoree Johnson Holliday leads the tournament after turning in a 4-under par 68. Justin Connelly (Georgia College) and Jordan Doull (Columbus State) are tied for second with Norrman at 2-under par.
Tyler Barker carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 22nd place at the end of the first day while Ryan Cahill shot a 5-over 77, good enough for a 30th place tie. Nix Duncan turned in an 8-over 80 and Wil Hernandez shot a 9-over 81 to sit in 40th and 41st place, respectively.
The Hurricanes will tee off Saturday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. as Round 2 starts on the 10th hole.
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PEACH BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM SCORES
Teams |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total |
+/- |
|
1 |
USC Aiken (9) |
284 |
- |
- |
284 |
-4 |
2 |
Columbus State (11) |
286 |
- |
- |
286 |
-2 |
3 |
Young Harris (19) |
297 |
- |
- |
297 |
+9 |
T4 |
Lander (18) |
298 |
- |
- |
298 |
+10 |
|
Flagler |
298 |
- |
- |
298 |
+10 |
6 |
Georgia College |
300 |
- |
- |
300 |
+12 |
7 |
GSW |
302 |
- |
- |
302 |
+14 |
8 |
Clayton State |
304 |
- |
- |
304 |
+16 |
9 |
North Georgia |
305 |
- |
- |
305 |
+17 |
*Golfstat NCAA DII national ranking in parentheses
GSW SCORES
Place |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total |
+/- |
|
T2 |
70 |
- |
- |
70 |
-2 |
|
T22 |
75 |
- |
- |
75 |
+3 |
|
T30 |
77 |
- |
- |
77 |
+5 |
|
T40 |
80 |
- |
- |
80 |
+8 |
|
T41
|
81 |
- |
- |
81 |
+9
|