Huntingdon men’s golf in 5th after Rd. 1 of Emory Spring Invitational

Huntingdon men’s golf in 5th after Rd. 1 of Emory Spring Invitational

RESULTS

ATLANTA – Huntingdon's top four golfers are all within six strokes of the lead after the first round of the Emory Spring Invitational at Druid Hills Golf Club.

As a team, the Hawks are 14 strokes out of first and in fifth place entering Tuesday's final round. Huntingdon shot 299 on Monday. Methodist is first at 285, followed by Oglethorpe at 287, Christopher Newport is third at 292 and Berry is fourth at 298.

Steven Smith led Huntingdon with a 2-over-par 74 and is tied for 15th. David James, Griffin Just and Tyler Schmutz are tied for 19th at 3-over 75. Jamey Lester shot 5-over 77.

Christopher Newport's Brian Jaeger turned in the low round on Monday with a 3-under 69.