River Hawks in Fourth After Day One at Patriot Intergollegiate

Day One Results

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The UMass Lowell men's golf team sits in fourth out of four teams after the first round of the 2016 Patriot Spring Intercollegiate.

The River Hawks shot a first-round score of 323, 21 shots back of the tournament leader, Navy. Lehigh University is second with a first-round score of 309, followed by Bucknell University in third place with a score of 311.

Junior Jonathan Burgin (Hampshire, England) led UMass Lowell with a first-round four-over-par of 76 and puts him tied for seventh overall in the tournament.

Senior Brian Valencia (Marlboro, Mass.) shot a first-round 79. Junior Joe Vanaman (Kirby-In-Ashfield, England) and sophomore Kevin Scott (Tyngborough, Mass.) rounded out the field of River Hawks with scores of 84.

Four other River Hawks competed individually during the tournament, led by sophomore Eric Byrne (Derry, N.H.) with a score of 76.

As a team, UMass Lowell finished the round with 37 pars, six birdies and no eagles. The team averaged a 3.5 on par-3 holes, a 4.5 on par-4 holes and a 5.44 on par-5 holes.

UMass Lowell tees off for the second and final round of the Patriot Spring Intercollegiate tomorrow, March 15, on the Estates Course at the PGA National.

River Hawks in Fourth After Day One at Patriot Intergollegiate

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Burgin

Eric Byrne

Kevin Scott

Brian Valencia

Joe Vanaman

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