CONOVER, N.C -- Vincent Norrman fired a 2-under par 69 to lead the Georgia Southwestern State University golf team after Round 1 of the NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional played Monday at Rock Barn Country Club.
The First Team All-Conference sophomore and Nicklaus Award Semifinalist Norrman is tied for fourth place on the individual leaderboard, two shots behind co-leaders Tom Forster (Carson-Newman) and Manuel Torres (Lynn) who sit at 4-under par. Chandler Blanchet (West Florida) is third at 3-under par while Max O'Hagan (Florida Tech) and Cole Cruickshank are tied with Norrman at 2-under.
The Hurricanes currently sit in 19th place after the first day of competition, firing a 305 (+21) as a team on the 6,940 yard par 71 course. Top-ranked West Florida has the Round 1 lead after shooting a 282 (-2) and is the only team to score under par in a field that features the Top 11 teams in the country according to the GolfStat.com Relative Rankings.
No. 6 Lynn is in second place with a 284 (E), while No. 5 Barry is third after turning in a 287 (+3). No. 17 Lander is fourth at 292 (+8) as No. 2 Florida Southern and No. 11 Columbus State round out the Top 5 after a 293 (+9).
Ryan Cahill carded a 6-over 77 to tie for 75th place at the end of the first day while Nix Duncan shot an 8-over 79 to sit in a tie for 89th place. Tyler Barker turned in an 9-over 80 and Wil Hernandez shot a 15-over 86 to sit in 95th and 104th place, respectively.
Round 2 of the South/Southeast Regional gets underway Tuesday morning from Rock Barn Country Club.
For more updates on the GSW golf team follow them on Twitter at @GSW_GOLF.
NCAA DII SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL - TEAM SCORES
Teams |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total |
+/- |
|
1 |
West Florida (1) |
282 |
- |
- |
282 |
-2 |
2 |
Lynn (6) |
284 |
- |
- |
284 |
E |
3 |
Barry (5) |
287 |
- |
- |
287 |
+3 |
4 |
Lander (17) |
292 |
- |
- |
292 |
+8 |
5 |
Florida Southern (2) |
293 |
- |
- |
293 |
+9 |
|
Columbus State (11) |
293 |
- |
- |
293 |
+9 |
7 |
Rollins (10) |
294 |
- |
- |
294 |
+10 |
8 |
Lincoln Memorial (18) |
296 |
- |
- |
296 |
+12 |
|
Carson-Newman (20) |
296 |
- |
- |
296 |
+12 |
Young Harris (19) |
296 |
- |
- |
296 |
+12 |
|
11 |
Saint Leo (16) |
297 |
- |
- |
297 |
+13 |
12 |
Florida Tech (4) |
298 |
- |
- |
298 |
+14 |
13 |
Delta State |
299 |
- |
- |
299 |
+15 |
14 |
USC Aiken (7) |
300 |
- |
- |
300 |
+16 |
15 |
Newberry (8) |
302 |
- |
- |
302 |
+18 |
16 |
Nova Southeastern (3) |
303 |
- |
- |
303 |
+19 |
Limestone (9) |
303 |
- |
- |
303 |
+19 |
|
18 |
North Greenville |
304 |
- |
- |
304 |
+20 |
19 |
GSW |
305 |
- |
- |
305 |
+21 |
20 |
Albany State |
343 |
- |
- |
343 |
+59 |
*Golfstat NCAA DII national ranking in parentheses
GSW SCORES
Place |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total |
+/- |
|
T4 |
69 |
- |
- |
69 |
-2 |
|
T75 |
77 |
- |
- |
77 |
+6 |
|
T89 |
79 |
- |
- |
79 |
+8 |
|
T95 |
80 |
- |
- |
80 |
+9 |
|
104
|
86 |
- |
- |
86 |
+15
|