April 4, 2005

Nashville, TN -The Florida Atlantic University men's golf team shot a 610 (308/302) in the first two rounds of the Belmont Invitational Monday, finishing the first day of the competition in 14th place. Freshman Michael Berger finished highest among FAU golfers with a two-round score of 152 (75/77).

Sophomore Tommy Suri (81/72) and junior Kevin Clark (72/81) managed to finish just a stroke behind Berger with matching 153's. Freshmen Marco Morales (81/74) and Joong Jo (80/79) completed the field for the Owls.

The final round of the tournament will be played on Tuesday.

Leading Team Scores
1. Missouri 548 (265/283)
2. Tennessee Tech 569 (288/281)
3. SE Missouri State 572 (283/289)
14. Florida Atlantic 610 (308/302)

FAU Individual Results
t61. Michael Berger 152 (75/77)
t65. Tommy Suri 153 (81/72)
t65. Kevin Clark 153 (72/81)
t75. Marco Morales 155 (81/74)
79. Joong Jo 159 (80/79)