PRATTVILLE, AL – Piedmont men’s golf battled rainy conditions and a delayed start and find themselves in 11th place after the first round of the Capital City Classic in Prattville, Alabama.
Finally teeing off after a multi-hour rain delay, junior Adam Rogers paced the Lions with a 1-over 73, making three birdies on his round and nothing worse than bogey to find himself inside the top 20 going into the final day of the event.
As a team, the Lions fired a 303 (+15) team score, counting four rounds in the 70’s. However, Piedmont is just five strokes behind 10th place Wittenberg and six behind ninth-place Sewanee.
In support of Rogers was Jacob DeJesus, who birdie his first and ninth holes of the day on his way to a 3-over 75.
Caleb Vancil carded a 4-over 76 and was the only other Lion except for Rogers to have nothing worse than a bogey on his scorecard.
Connor Lane delivered the final counting score for the Lions, with a 7-over 79 which included a birdie on the par-3 16th hole, his seventh hole of the day.
Doug Gugel produced a non-counting 12-over 84.
Huntingdon sits atop the team leaderboard with a -4 team score, three ahead of Washington & Lee, which was the only other team to shoot under par on Monday.
The tournament is scheduled to conclude with the final round on Tuesday.
LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leader: T-17th – Adam Rogers, 73 (+1)
As a Team: 11th of 18
Event Information: 18 teams; 90 golfers
The Course: RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Prattville, AL): Par 72; 7,243yards
