Sept. 26, 2006
Newport, Rhode Island -
The Pacific golf team finished the first day of the Adam's Cup in ninth place on Tuesday, September 26. The Tigers are just 10-strokes off the lead at the Newport National Golf Club going into tomorrow's final round.
Freshman Bayhaan Lakdawala, playing in his first collegiate tournament, leads the Tigers after day one of play. Lakdawala posted rounds of 76 and 74 to sit in a tie for 19th place. Close behind are teammates Charlie Van Sicklen (21st), Thomas Petersson (26th) and Chris Rosenau (26th). Van Sicklen is just a stroke behind Lakdawala while upperclassmen Petersson and Rosenau both fired two-round totals of 152 at the 7,244-yard, par 72 course.
"The course played tough today but we responded well at times and we've put ourselves in a good position," said coach Brandon Goethals. "Being just ten strokes back is certainly not insurmountable and we just need to go out there tomorrow, play smart golf and gain some ground."
The Tiger's opening rounds of 304 and 298 kept them in the race for the team title while host school Rhode Island leads the team standings, shooting a combined 592 over the first 36 holes. Individually, Joel Myrick of Southern Mississippi posted rounds of 71 and 69 to finish day one in first place.
The Adam's Cup concludes tomorrow morning with a final 18-hole round scheduled to start at 8:00 am ET.
Fin. School Scores
1 Rhode Island, U. of 295 297 592 +16
2 So. Florida, U. of 297 296 593 +17
3 Texas-San Antonio 296 298 594 +18
4 North Texas, U. of 301 294 595 +19
5 Florida Gulf Coast U 297 300 597 +21
6 Marshall University 301 297 598 +22
7 Georgetown Univ. 304 295 599 +23
8 Hartford, U. of 299 302 601 +25
9 Pacific, U. of the 304 298 602 +26
10 Southern Mississippi 310 294 604 +28
11 Furman University 304 302 606 +30
12 Yale University 308 310 618 +42
Pacific Individual
9 Pacific, U. of the 304 298 602
T 19 Bayhaan Lakdawala 76 74 150
T 21 Charlie Van Sicklen 77 74 151
T 26 Thomas Petersson 78 74 152
T 26 Chris Rosenau 73 79 152
56 A.J. Hohn 83 76 159
