Round 1 Results

The High Point University men's golf team stands in seventh after the first of three rounds at the 2010 Wendy's Charleston Shootout with a team score of 300 on Sunday in Hollywood, S.C. Sophomore Curtis Brotherton and Evan LaRocque each shot a one-over 73 to finish tied for 15th.

The 73 scored by Brotherton and LaRocque is the best single-round score of the spring for HPU. Junior Nic Goins finished two strokes behind both Brotherton and LaRocque, shooting 75 through the first 18 to tie for 31st in the opening round. Freshman Chase Wilson finished the round tied for 57th after shooting a 79 in the first round and junior DJ Dougherty rounded out the Panther finishers with an 18-hole score of 82 to finish tied for 71st.

Georgia leads the team standings with a total team score of 280 after the first round. The Bulldogs hold a 15-stroke lead over host Charleston Southern which is currently in second. Stephen F. Austin State is in third, one stroke behind CSU, with a team score of 296. The College of Charleston shot an opening-round 297 to finish fourth and both Jacksonville and Radford tied for fifth with team scores of 298.

Georgia's Harris English and Russell Henley are tied for the individual lead with identical 18-hole scores of 69, one stroke better than teammate Rob Bennett who shot a 70 to finish in third and two strokes ahead of a group of five skaters tied for fourth with a first round score of 71.

Second-round play at the Links at Stono Ferry was suspended due to darkness and will be completed on Monday, March 1 along with the third and final round of the event. Play will commence in Hollywood, S.C., at 9:30 a.m.