INDIANA, Pa. — The IUP men's golf team overcame two separate weather delays and secured the lead after round one of the Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational, hosted at the Indiana Country Club on Tuesday.
IUP sits in first place after 18 holes with a combined team score of 305 (+21). The Hawks are one shot ahead of Charleston (W.Va.) with a 306 tally and five strokes ahead of Gannon (310).
John Olsen continued his strong spring with a one-over 72 in tough conditions, good for first overall. Olsen played the back nine at one-under par, tallying three birdies on the round.
Alex Swinnerton tied for third with a 75 (+4), while
Trevor Todd finished strong with a 77 (T11).
Opening round play was halted twice after bursts of wind and rain before resuming around 5:30 p.m.
Jon Vinge followed for IUP, competing as an individual with a 79. Both
Ben De Castro and
Evan Lewis (individual) tied for 44th place after carding rounds of 81.
Cameron Gerue (individual) and
Guillermo Salazar closed out the IUP lineup in a tie for 51st with an opening round 82.
IUP lead the field among par three holes and dropped in 12 birdies for the round.
Team Leaderboard
1. IUP — 305 (+21)
2. Charleston (W.Va.) — 306 (+22)
3. Gannon — 310 (+26)
T4. Pitt-Johnstown — 312 (+28)
T4. Shepherd — 312 (+28)
Individual Leaderboard
1.
John Olsen (IUP) — 72 (+1)
2. Erik Ulvang (Charleston) — 73 (+2)
T3. Aidan Talent (Davis & Elkins) — 75 (+4)
T3.
Alex Swinnerton (IUP) — 75 (+4)
T3. Carlos Fernandez-Motera (Charleston) — 75 (+4)
IUP Scores
1.
John Olsen — 72 (+1)
T3.
Alex Swinnerton — 75 (+4)
T11.
Trevor Todd — 77 (+6)
T29.
Jon Vinge (individual) — 79 (+8)
T44.
Ben De Castro — 81 (+10)
T44.
Evan Lewis (individual) — 81 (+10)
T51.
Cameron Gerue (individual) — 82 (+11)
T51.
Guillermo Salazar — 82 (+11)
Up Next
IUP closes out its home invitational with the second and final round on Wednesday, April 16 with a noon shotgun start.
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