Furman's Broome Blisters Back Nine To Card Opening Round 66 At ODU/OBX Collegiate
Powells Point, N.C. - Junior Matt Broome birdied eight holes on his way to a six-under 66 and sole possession of third place while Furman posted a three-under 285 to hold sixth place after 18 holes at the Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate on Sunday at the par-72 Kilmarlic Golf Club.
Broome, a native of Barrington, R.I., made the turn at even par before blistering the back nine with six birdies to shoot 30 over the final nine holes of the first round. After claiming individual medalist honors in his last event at the Big 5 Invitational in Philadelphia, Pa., Broome notched a sub-70 score for the third consecutive round. He trails tournament leaders Max McKay of Liberty and Harold Varner of East Carolina by one stroke with 36 holes to play.
Junior Anthony Aloi continued his strong play with a first round two-under par 70. The Plainsboro, N.J., product posted five birdies on his way to a share of 17th place. Matt Brown opened the tournament with a 74 while J.B. Murphy eagled a pair of par fives on his way to a first round 75.
East Carolina, who carded an 18-under 270, holds a six-stroke lead over second place Liberty with Richmond, William & Mary and Louisville rounding out the top five ahead of sixth place Furman.
Second round play at the ODU/OBX Collegiate is set for Monday morning with final round action slated for Tuesday.
Full tournament results and statistics are available at www.golfstatresults.com.
6 Furman 285
3 Matt Broome 66
T17 Anthony Aloi 70
T49 Matt Brown 74
T58 J.B. Murphy 75
T64 Johnny Kyger 76
Neijstrom Paces Elon on First Day of ODU Tournament
POWELLS POINT, N.C. -- Elon freshman Leif Neijstrom carded a two-under par 70 during the first round of the ODU/Outerbanks Collegiate tournament to lead the Phoenix to a tie for ninth following 18 holes of play. As a team, Elon posted a score of 289 on day one.
Neijstrom went one-under on the par-three holes and posted five birdies to sit in a tie for 17th individually among the field of 93 golfers. East Carolina's Harold Varner and Liberty's Max McKay both shot a 65 to sit atop the leaderboard.
In a tie for 32nd is the Elon duo of Tanner Norton and Jack Adkins. The pair each recorded a first-round score of 72. Norton tallied four birdies and also eagled the par-five 16th hole. Adkins notched four birdies over his 18 holes.
Clay Holland ended the first day in a tie for 58th after carding a 75 during his Sunday round. Holland had two birdies. In a tie for 75th after the first day was Elon's Scott Hockemeyer who shot a round of 77 which included three birdies.
East Carolina leads the 18-team field after day one after going 18-under with a score of 270. Liberty, ranked 41st nationally, is second following a round of 276. Richmond (278), William & Mary (280) and Louisville (283) round out the top five. The only other Southern Conference program in the field is Furman which sits sixth with a score of 285.
The Phoenix is tied with Delaware after round one and is two strokes back of both Radford and James Madison who are tied for seventh with a 287 on day one. Host Old Dominion (297) sits 14th.