Wingate Men, Newberry Women Lead After Day One of SAC Golf Championship; Final-Round Schedule Modified
CONOVER, N.C. - 36 holes are in the books at the 2012 Food Lion SAC Golf Championship at Rock Barn, with the Wingate men and Newberry women occupying the team leaderboards heading into Tuesday's final round.
Due to the threat of poor weather, Tuesday's schedule has been amended to allow for a staggered tee-off, with half the field starting at hole No. 1 and the other half at hole No. 10. The first tee-times are set for 8 a.m.
The men will again play on Rock Barn's Jones Course, while the women will compete on the Jackson Course.
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Wingate dominated the men's field on Monday, finishing the two
rounds with a team score of even-par 576 - 27 strokes better than
second-place Newberry.
The Bulldogs were led by Clifford Blanquicet's first-round score of two-under 70, while teammates David Crawford and Braden Jackson each shot two-under in round No. 2 as well.
Newberry, meanwhile, was paced by a standout opening day from Matthew Campbell, who shot rounds of 69 and 71 to finish Monday at a Championship-best four under.
Campbell was the only player in the field to finish the day under par.
Carson-Newman, Lincoln Memorial and Anderson are each tied for third after finishing with team scores of 615.
Lenoir-Rhyne is sixth at 617, followed by Tusculum, Brevard, Catawba and Mars Hill.
In the race for the SAC Championship's individual medal, Crawford and Antoine LeSaux trail Campbell by four strokes and enter Tuesday's round at even par, Jackson is six back at two over, and Denton and L-R's David Glenister are eight shots back at four over par.
On the women's side, Newberry ended Monday's round with a 14-stroke lead over second-place LMU. The Wolves combined to shoot a 24-over 618 on the day.
Newberry was paced by the Championship's top-two individual showings, as SAC Player of the Year Maria Luz Besio carded a five-over 147 and Lisa Brandl finished at nine over with a 151.
LMU's Desta Coaker is currently third in the individual standings after shooing day-one rounds of 77 and 76 to finish six shots back of Besio.
Tusculum is third in the team standings at 71-over 639, followed closely by Carson-Newman at 72-over 640.
Wingate closed the day in fifth place - 33 shots behind Newberry - with Catawba, Anderson, Lenoir-Rhyne, Brevard and Mars Hill rounding out the field in that order.
Besio and Brandl tied for the best individual round of day one, as both shot a 72 - Besio in the first round and Brandl in round No. 2.
Live scoring for Tuesday's final round can be found at SAC Championship Central.
Men's First and Second Round Results
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Women's First and Second Round Results
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