
by John Karrs
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. – The Barton men's golf team is tied for second after the first round Monday of the 2018 Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate which is taking place at the Ocean Ridge Plantation Lion's Paw Course.
The Bulldogs shot six-over 290 on the par-71, 6,709-yard course and is tied with Lenoir-Rhyne after 18 holes of play while Lincoln Memorial leads the tournament with a 279 (-5). LR and LMU are co-hosting this year's tournament.
Barton is once again led by sophomore Bryson Boyette (Wilson, N.C.), who is tied for second overall with a two-under 69 after round one. Bulldog Senior Scott Pechacek (Cary, N.C.) carded a 70 (-1) – good for a fourth-place tie – while Lincoln Memorial's Dan Bradbury leads overall with a three-under 68.
The second and final round of the tournament takes place on Tuesday.
2018 Myrtle Beach Men's Golf Intercollegiate
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. – Ocean Ridge Plantation (Lion's Paw)
First Round Results
Monday, October 1 – Tuesday, October 2
Lenoir-Rhyne and Lincoln Memorial, host institutions
Par: 71
Yards: 6,709
1. Lincoln Memorial 279 (-5)
2t. Lenoir-Rhyne 290 (+6)
2t. Barton 290 (+6)
4. North Greenville 294 (+10)
5. Limestone 295 (+11)
6. Anderson 302 (+18)
7. Virginia Union 303 (+19)
8t. Belmont Abbey 304 (+20)
8t. Cape Fear CC 304 (+20)
10. Emmanuel 305 (+21)
11. Tusculum 306 (+22)
12t. Virginia-Wise 313 (+29)
14. Chowan 339 (+55)
15. Fayetteville State 351 (+67)
Barton's Individuals
2t. Bryson Boyette 69 (-2)
4t. Scott Pechacek 70 (-1)
17t. Justin Plane 73 (+2)
46t. Dominic O'Brien 78 (+7)
57t. Logan Zimarino 80 (+9)