ALBANY, GEORGIA — University of South Carolina Beaufort Men's Golf concluded the first day of the two-day Hurricane Invitational, hosted at Doublegate Country Club by Georgia Southwestern State University.
Due to weather throughout the day, the tournament was adjusted to 18 holes each day for a 36-hole tournament, shortened from the originally scheduled 54 holes.
The Sand Sharks closed Round One sitting in the top five, finishing in fourth place after carding one-under par as a team. Georgia Southwestern leads the field at five-under par. Harry Dickins of Lincoln Memorial leads the individual leaderboard at four-under par through the first 18 holes.
USCB was led by Nikolai Holme, who finished Day One tied for fourth after carding a two-under-par 70 in Round One. Holme finished the round with four birdies and 12 pars.
Next for the Sand Sharks was Alex Yuill, who finished the afternoon tied for ninth overall after shooting one-under-par 71 through 18 holes. He finished the afternoon with the most pars on the team, recording 15, while adding two birdies to his scorecard.
Leif Breede finished the afternoon even par with a 72 through the first 18 holes. Breede recorded three birdies and 12 pars as he finished the day tied for 14th overall.
Tied for 33rd overall through 18 holes was Justin Charoy, who finished the afternoon two-over-par with a total of 74. He recorded 13 pars on the day while adding two birdies to his scorecard.
Benxing Shi finished the afternoon six-over-par, totaling a 78 for the day after carding two birdies and nine pars during the first round.
Jake Heinrich, the Sand Sharks' individual competitor in the tournament field, finished the afternoon tied for 78th overall after shooting nine-over-par with an 81. He recorded nine pars and one birdie through 18 holes.
The Sand Sharks will conclude the Hurricane Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Albany, Ga., at Doublegate Country Club, with the final 18 holes of the tournament.
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