Peck tied for ninth in individual
standings
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. — The St.
Bonaventure golf team opened play at the Atlantic 10 
Championships with a team score of 309 to sit in sole possession of
sixth place after the first round at Mission Inn Resort.
The Brown and White's 309 on the par-71, 6,887-yard course
featured nine birdies. Just three teams broke 300 led by
Charlotte's four-over par 288. The 49ers were led by
defending champion Chris Nagy's four-under par 68.
“I thought we battled today and that's important on
the first day because everyone is nervous,” said head coach
Andy Whalen. “We need to cut down on the big numbers that we
put up on certain holes because that's what really hurt us.
Overall, not a bad start, but we're anxious to do better
tomorrow.”
With the momentum of two recent A-10 Player of the Week awards
behind him, senior Nathan Peck began his quest for
All-Conference status with an opening round three-over par 74 to
sit in a six-way tie for ninth place. Peck carded four birdies on
the day, including three over his final six holes.
Juniors Kristopher Boyes and Chris Stoddard turned in six-over par 77s on the day.
Boyes' scorecard featured three birdies on the back nine, but
unfortunately just eight pars for the entire round.
Stoddard's afternoon was much more consistent, as he produced
a team-best 13 pars. Getting the first A-10 Championship experience
of his career, freshman Kevin Lewis turned in an
81, while graduate student Andrew Fretthold shot
83.
Round two of the 54-hole tournament will begin at 8 a.m. on
Saturday morning. For complete coverage of the 2010 Atlantic 10
Golf Championship, including live scoring, log on to www.atlantic10.com.
Individual Results (Field of 60)
T-9. Nathan Peck – 74 (+3)
T-23. Kristopher Boyes – 77 (+6)
T-23. Chris Stoddard – 77 (+6)
T-36. Kevin Lewis – 81
T-44. Andrew Fretthold – 83
Team Leaderboard
1. Charlotte – 288 (+4)
2. Richmond – 292 (+8)
3. George Washington – 298 (+14)
4. Xavier – 302 (+18)
5. Dayton – 306 (+22)
6. St. Bonaventure – 309 (+25)
7. Temple – 311 (+27)
8. Rhode Island – 313 (+29)
9. Saint Joseph's – 315 (+31)
10. Fordham – 317 (+33)
11. Duquesne – 336 (+52)
12. La Salle – 341 (+57)
