Sept. 29, 2008

First Round Results in PDF Format

NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. - Three Bears shot a 2-under 70 to help the Baylor men's golf team to an eight-stroke lead after the first round of the rain-shortened Hartford Hawks Invitational Monday. The tournament has been shortened to 36 holes after heavy rain cancelled Sunday's round.

Baylor was the only team to shoot under par, carding a 4-under 284. TCU and Rhode Island are tied for second with a 4-over 292. North Carolina State is in fourth at 5-over (293), while Sacramento State and Mercer are tied for fifth at 8-over. Sacramento State owns a seven-shot lead in the American Sky Men's Golf Championship standings.

Junior Colton Williams (Jacksboro, Texas), senior Bill Allcorn (Abilene, Texas) and sophomore Cody Paladino (Kensington, Conn.) are tied for third place with a 2-under 70 in Monday's round. Redshirt freshman Lorenzo Scotto (Pordenone, Italy), making his BU debut, shot a 2-over 74 to finish tied for 24th after the first round. Freshman Joakim Mikkelsen (Drammen, Norway) is tied for 34th after shooting a 3-over 75.

"We had made it through only seven holes in our practice round and we didn't know much of the course," Baylor head coach Greg Priest said. "We didn't get off to a good start, but the guys rebounded quickly.

"They were able to hang around long enough to regroup," Priest said. "Bill (Allcorn) birdied the last four holes to finish 2-under which helped us take such a large lead heading into Tuesday."

The final round of the Hartford Hawks Invitational will tee off Tuesday with a 7 a.m. (CST) shotgun start.

HARTFORD HAWKS INVITATIONAL (Ballymeade CC; North Falmouth, Mass.
Monday, September 29, 2008 (after one round)

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (BAYLOR)
t3.	Colton Williams	        -2	70
	Bill Allcorn	        -2	70
	Cody Paladino	        -2	70
t24.	Lorenzo Scotto	        +2	74
t34.	Joakim Mikkelsen	+3	75

TEAM STANDINGS
1.	Baylor	        	-4	284
t2.	TCU	        	+4	292
	Rhode Island	        +4	292
4.	North Carolina State	+5	293
t5.	Sacramento State	+8	296
	Mercer	        	+8	296
7.	Georgia State	        +10	298
8.	William & Mary	        +11	299
9.	Rutgers	        	+13	301
10.	Cal Poly	        +14	302
11.	Hartford	        +15	303
12.	Connecticut	        +17	305
13.	USC Upstate	        +18	306
14.	SMU	        	+19	307
t15.	Weber State	        +22	310
	Loyola College	        +22	310
t17.	Seton Hall	        +23	311
	Texas-Pan American	+23	311
	Binghamton	        +23	311
20.	Bryant	                +24	312
21.	Northern Colorado	+28	316
22.	Drexel	                +30	318
23.	Utah Valley	        +31	319