Buckeyes Fifth After First Round of Turtle Bay Resort Intercollegiate – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Senior Vaughn Snyder tied for third after opening round of 67
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio State men’s golf team got off to a solid start at the Turtle Bay Resort Intercollegiate, shooting a 5-under 283 in first round play Monday. The three-day tournament opened on the par 72, 6,535-yard Fazio course in Oahu, Hawaii.
San Diego State leads the tournament at 11-under, while Texas and Texas-Arlington are three shots back.
Senior co-captain Vaughn Snyder led the Buckeyes with a career-low round of 5-under 67. The Massillon, Ohio, native is tied for third and sits one shot back from the leaders.
Junior Patrick Simard, of Marbella, Spain, also opened with a round under par. Simard fired a 71, his best round of the fall season and is tied for 26th.
Sophomore Bo Hoag was his steady self, shooting 36-36 for an even-par 72 to tie for 37th.
Finishing with matching 73s were junior co-captain Brad Wright and sophomore Brad Smith to tie for 45th.
The Turtle Bay Resort Intercollegiate continues with 18 holes Tuesday on the Palmer Course.
Turtle Bay Resort Invitational Round One
Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu, Hawaii
Fazio Course, Par 72, 6,535 yards; Palmer Course, Par 72, 7,218 yards
Team Standings Scores 1. San Diego State 277 (-11) 2. Texas 280(-8) T-3. Texas-Arlington 280 (-8) T-3.UNLV 281 (-7) 5. Ohio State 283 (-5) 6. UC Irvine 284 (-4) T-7. Ole Miss 285(-3) T-7. St. Mary’s (CA) 285(-3) T-7. Hawaii 285 (-3) 10. Baylor 287 (-1) 11. Long Beach State 290(+2) 12. New Mexico State 291(+3) T-13. Louisiana-Monroe 293(+5) T-13. Cal Poly 293 (+5) T-15.Santa Clara 294 (+6) T-15.Pepperdine 294 (+6) 17. Oregon State 295 (+7) 18. College of Charleston 298(+10) 19. Point Loma Nazarene 301(+13) Ohio StateResults Scores T-3.Vaughn Snyder 67 (-5) T-26. PatrickSimard 71 (-1) T-37. Bo Hoag 72 (E) T-45. Brad Wright 73(+1) T-45. Brad Smith 73 (+1)
