McGarrity Shines As Men’s Golf Opens NCAA Championships

5/16/2023 8:45:00 PM

Sean McGarrity finished the opening round with a three-under-par 69 to tie for seventh.

The Middlebury men's golf team competed on the opening day of the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers finished the first round in a tie for 25th place with a score of 307. Day one of the tournament followed a shotgun start format.

TOURNAMENT INFO

Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Host: Transylvania
Course: Keene Trace Golf Club
Par: 72
Yards: 6,974
Place: T25th/43

HIGHLIGHTS

Sean McGarrity led the squad during the first round, firing a three-under-par 69 and finishing in a tie for seventh, two shots behind the leader. McGarrity tallied six birdies on the day, including four on the front nine holes to move into the top 10.
Colin McCaigue was next for Middlebury finishing the day with a 76. McCaigue opened his round with an eagle on the par-four 13th hole and recorded birdies on both of the par-fives.
Hogan Beazley and Anthony King each finished their opening rounds with a score of 81. Beazley closed his day by carding a three on the par-four 13th hole to give him three birdies on the day, while King birdied the eighth and 13th holes in his first round.
Rounding out the scorers for the Panthers was Charlie Schulman, who finished just one shot behind Beazley and King (82).

NOTES

McGarrity's six birdies was the third most by an individual on the opening day of competition.
McCaigue was one of just 13 players to eagle a hole in today's action.
After one round, St. John's (Minn.) leads the field, finishing the day with a four-under-par 284.
Individually, Bobby Beaubien of Illinois Wesleyan and Brian Hanson of Emory each sit in a tie for first place with a five-under-par 67.

The Panthers will be back in action tomorrow for the second round of the NCAA Tournament teeing off at 10:00 a.m.

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