COLUMBUS, OHIO—The Wheeling University Men's Golf Team has finished round one of the Ohio Dominican Invitational in sixth place and shot a total of 297 shots, which is nine over par. The Cardinals had a golfer finish tied for second place in an amazing first-round showing.
The top golfer tying for second overall is freshman Cormac Pearson, who shot two under par. On the first hole of the back nine, he hit a bogey but didn't let the slow start get to him, as he only hit one more and then also hit two birdies to make him even on the back nine. He was even better on the front nine, hitting par four of his first five holes, and on hole two he hit an eagle to get himself two under par. He hit a bogey on hole six and a birdie on hole nine to finish two under on the front nine.
Senior Brandon Lee had another impressive showing as he finished tied for 23rd overall and shot three over par. On the back nine he hit two back-to-back birdies on holes 11 and 12. He also hit four bogeys and finished two over par. He too was better on the front nine, as he started hitting a birdie on hole one and also picked up a bogey on hole four, which he then followed up with a birdie. Lee finished the front nine one over par after a double bogey on hole seven.
Graduate student Sean Dobson tied for third on the Cardinals after hitting four over par and tying for 30th place. He was great on the back nine, shooting only two bogeys and hitting one birdie on hole 12. On the front nine he hit another birdie on hole five but hit two bogeys and a double bogey as well. He completed the front nine, going three over par.
The other cardinal tying with Dobson was junior Zac Collins, who had a stellar back nine today. On the back nine, not one bogey was hit. He picked up three birdies on holes 12, 16, and 17 to finish three under par. The front nine proved to be difficult, as he started with a bogey, then came back on hole two and hit a birdie. After those two, he ended up hitting one more bogey, a double bogey, and a quadruple bogey, finishing the front nine seven over par.
The Cardinals will play round two, which will be the final round of their final invitational.
