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.

Results

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)