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Lumberjacks 13th after Day One of Louisville Cardinal Challenge
9/29/2017 5:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
Competing in just its second tournament of the fall season, the SFA men’s golf team sits in last place following day one of play at the University of Louisville’s Cardinal Challenge
SIMPSONVILLE, Kentucky – A challenging opening round at the University of Louisville's Cardinal Challenge has left the Stephen F. Austin men's golf team in 13th place following day one of play. The Lumberjacks shot a 20-over 308 on the first 18 holes of play at the University of Louisville Golf Club Friday, sitting three strokes behind 12th-place DePaul.
True freshman Max Kettler (Southlake, Texas), who sits tied for 29th in the 79-player field, leads SFA after the first round where he shot a 2-over 74. Junior Angelo Leyvani (San Antonio, Texas) posted an opening-round score of 4-over 76 and is tied for 42nd, while senior Blake Stock (Hewitt, Texas) and freshman Steven Fabik (Carrollton, Texas) are both tied for 65th place on the leaderboard after tallying a score of 7-over 79. Fellow true freshman Andy Lopez (Dallas, Texas) sits tied for 75th after shooting an 8-over 80 on the par-72, 7,192-yard course.
Miami University (Ohio) leads the 13-team field after posting a team score of 4-under 284, followed by host Louisville in second place with a one-day total of 2-under 286 and Louisiana-Lafayette in third (4-over 292).
Four players are tied for the top spot on the leaderboard as Louisville's Simon Zach and Erik Dulik, an individual competitor, along with Louisiana-Lafayette's Triston Elston and Miami University's Patrick Flavin each claimed a round one score of 4-under 68.
The 'Jacks will tee off tomorrow from hole No. 10 starting at 9:20 a.m. with the last player teeing off at 10 a.m. SFA is paired with individual competitors and will tee off in the order of Lopez, Fabik, Stock, Leyvani and Kettler.
Live scoring of the tournament can be found at Golfstat.com.
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