Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU golf team opened its third tournament of the fall season Sunday, posting a score of 282 to sit seventh at the Bucknell Invitational at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pa.
THE LEADERBOARD
Youngstown State and Monmouth sit in first place after the first day of the 54-hole invitational, as each institution posted a round of 276 (-4). Army West Point sits two strokes back at 278, while Mount St. Mary's is fourth at 279. Colgate finished even for the first round Sunday at 280 and sits one stroke ahead of the host Bison (281) and two strokes in front of the Colonials (282).
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Sophomore
Xavier Schwarz, playing as the No. 5 for the invitational, posted the best opening round for RMU Sunday. He carded a 68, good enough for two under. Schwarz produced five birdies in the opening round, including No. 9, a 503-yard par five. He is tied for third individually with Dragon Theam of Army West Point. Through the first 18 holes, Ron Robinson of Monmouth posted a 64 (-6), while Cole Christman of Youngstown State finished at 67 (-3).
THE LINEUP
Senior
Chase Miller and junior
Josh Nagy each finished one over in the first round of the Bucknell Invitational, turning in a card that read 71. Miller, like Schwarz, finished with five birdies Sunday, including the longest hole on the course, the 601-yard par five at No. 3. That helped him finish even on the front nine. Nagy earned birdies for the Colonials on No. 9 and No. 11, a 362-yard par four.
THE FOX AND THE HEN
Sophomore
Skyler Fox joined Miller in earning a birdie on the third hole as part of a one-under par effort on the front nine Sunday. He finished at +3 overall after carding a 74 out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Junior
Alex Seelig rounds out the top five for the Colonials, as he finished three over Sunday with a 72.
UP NEXT
RMU continues play at the Bucknell Invitational Monday, Oct. 11, with 18 holes and will conclude the invite Tuesday, Oct. 12.
