March 9, 2009

BOCA RATON, FL- The Florida Atlantic University men's golf team is tied for second place with Bethune-Cookman University (276) after day one at the Butler North/South Collegiate Invitational held at the Jacksonville Beach Golf Club (6,600 Yards/PAR 70). Florida Gulf Coast University leads the tournament and has several golfers in the top 10.

Kelly McHugh leads the Owls with 67 strokes for the first round. One stroke behind McHugh is Justin Thompson. Ben Silverman (70), Sterling Searcy Jr. (71), and Will Cottle (74) are the other FAU competitors.

FAU will tee-off for the second round of the tournament tomorrow morning.

FAU Scoring
Kelly McHugh -67
Justin Thompson -68
Ben Silverman -70
Sterling Searcy Jr. -71
Will Cottle -74

Team Scoring
1. Florida Gulf Coast University- 267
T 2. Florida Atlantic University- 276
T 2. Bethune-Cookman University - 276
4. Laval University (Canada) - 278
5. Jacksonville University - 280
6. Appalachian State University- 285
7. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne- 289
8. Butler University- 290
T 9. Flagler College- 295
T 9. Georgia Southwest- 295
11. Florida A&M- 297
12. Armstrong Atlantic- 299
13. Hampton- 345
14. University of Illinois at Spring Field- No Score Reported