Dukes Tied For Seventh After Seahawk Invitational First Round

WILMINGTON, N.C. - After a first round which included a delay due to inclement weather, the James Madison men's golf team sits tied for seventh at the Seahawk Invitational at the Par-72 Country Club of Landfall.

With rain in the forecast, a shotgun start got the tournament underway at 8:45 a.m., but play was delayed and later resumed at 2 p.m.

Junior Ryan Cole (-2, T-7th) led the Dukes through the first 18 holes while sophomore Jack Floydd (+1, T-25th) following three shots behind.

With a four-under 68, Army West Point's Marcus Plunkett and Duke's Matt Oshrine lead the field of 84 golfers that make up the individual leaderboard while Duke heads up 14-team field.

Also competing for James Madison were sophomore Matt Cowgill (+3, T-40th) and redshirt junior Connor Walters (+6, T-62nd) while senior Chris Kapsak (+9, T-73rd) rounded out the scoring golfers for the Dukes.

"The weather wasn't very good and we didn't play very well today," Head Coach Jeff Forbes said. "Ryan and Jack led the way for us, but we hope to be better in tomorrow's final round."

The Dukes return to the course tomorrow morning looking for their fourth tournament victory of the season.

SCHEDULE CHANGE
With the poor weather in Wilmington, the tournament will now consist of two rounds instead of three. Therefore, tomorrow's round will be the final and will be the Dukes' final push to charge up the leaderboard.

ROUND TWO TEE TIMES
(Beginning at Hole 10)
8:45 - Kapsak
8:54 - Walters
9:03 - Cowgill
9:12 - Floydd
9:21 - Cole

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