WILMINGTON, N.C. – After a shorten first day due to rain, the Elon University men’s golf team’s stands in sixth place at a six over-par 295 at the Seahawk Intercollegiate on Sunday, March 20, at the Country Club of Landfall.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be a 54-hole tournament. After rain shortened the first day of competition to 18 holes, the Seahawk Intercollegiate has been reduced to a 36-hole tournament.
The Phoenix finished with a first round total of 295 (+6). Duke University, ranked No. 20 nationally by GolfStat, is in the lead at eight-under par (280).
HIGHLIGHTS
Charlie May and Jonathan DiIanni lead the way for the Phoenix as they each carded first round totals of a one-under par 71. May is competing as an individual for Elon.
In addition for the Phoenix, Jake Leavitt is in a tie for 25th individually turning in a first round total of 73 (+1), just two strokes behind May and DiIanni. Jared Mactas finished with a three-over 75, Troy Beaver returned to the club house with a first day total of 76 (+4), and Philip Loeb concluded the first round with a six-over 78.
Up Next
Elon concludes the Seahawk Intercollegiate with the final round tomorrow at the Country Club of Landfall. The Phoenix will tee off starting at 8:27 a.m., which includes Loeb in Group 4.
Elon Individuals
T13 Jonathan DiIanni -1 (71--71) T13 Charlie May -1 (71--71) T25 Jake Leavitt +1 (73--73) T40 Jared Mactas +3 (75--75) T49 Troy Beaver +4 (76--76) T62 Philip Loeb +6 (78--78)
* – Competing as an individual.
Team Standings
1. Duke -8 (280--280) 2. Army West Point -7 (281--281) 3. UNCW -2 (286--286) 4. Campbell -1 (287--287) 5. Richmond +6 (294--294) 6. Elon +7 (295--295) T7. Rutgers University +8 (296--296) T7. James Madison +8 (296--296) T7. Western Carolina +8 (296--296) 10. Francis Marion +9 (297--297) 11. Rhode Island +15 (303--303) 12. Drexel +17 (305--305) 13. Davidson College +21 (309--309) 14. George Mason +31 (319--319)