Maryland
VCU Shootout
Gold, Kay Have Low Rounds at VCU
10/1/2007 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 1, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. - Chris Gold opened with a 3-under-par score of 69, while Andrew Kay closed with a 69 in Monday's rounds of the VCU Shootout men's golf tournament being played at the Hermitage Country Club.
Gold was tied for ninth after Monday's 36 holes with a 141 total. Gold, the medalist at last weekend's Adams Cup of Newport, led Maryland's quintet heading into Tuesday's final round.
Kay, a freshman, opened with a 73 but had one of only 10 scorecards in the 60s during Monday's second round to move up 18 spots into a tie for 15th overall. Also for Maryland, Tom Hanna III was tied for 56th at 149, Donnie Shin was tied for 73rd at 153 and Brendan Tracy was in 78th at 155.
As a team, Maryland finished the day in 11th place, shooting team rounds of 292 and 291 for a 583 total. The Terrapins were just four shots out of the top 10 in a stellar field.
Wisconsin, which posted the best round of the day with a 278 in the second round, was tied with Penn State atop the team standings after the opening day with 562 totals. Tennessee-Chattanooga was in third at 566.
Individually, Kevin Foley of Penn State sat atop the leaderboard with an 11-under-par total of 133, shooting 65 and 68 on Monday. He led by two shots over Kevin O'Connell of North Carolina, who was at 135, while Jonathan Hodge of Tennessee-Chattanooga was third at 138.
The final round will take place on Tuesday morning.
TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Wisconsin 284 278 562 T1. Penn State 283 279 562 3. Tenn-Chattanooga 279 287 566 4. North Carolina 288 280 568 5. Virginia Tech 290 283 573 6. VCU 286 288 574 7. Wake Forest 289 286 575 T8. SE Louisiana 286 291 577 T8. Wichita State 295 282 577 10. Old Dominion 284 295 579 11. MARYLAND 292 291 583 12. Iowa State 297 290 587 13. UNC-Wilmington 292 298 590 14. South Florida 296 296 592 15. Liberty 310 291 601MARYLAND SCORES
T9. Chris Gold 69-72--141; T15. Andrew Kay 73-69--142; T56. Tom Hanna III 75-74--149; T73. Donnie Shin 75-78--153; 78. Brendan Tracy 79-76--155.
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