The Emory University golf team completed the opening round of play at the Chick-fil-A Collegiate Invitational on Monday.  The 36-hole tourney is being played on the 6,695-yard, par-72 Stonebridge Golf Club in Rome, Ga.  

The Eagles' B Team stands third out of 19 teams after registering a 10-over par score of 298. Central Alabama Community College holds down the top spot after the first 18 holes with a mark of two-under par 286.  Host Berry College is third at three-over 291.  There is a two-way for fourth place between the B sides from Berry and Huntingdon, with each squad checking in at 299.

Emory freshman Max Schwarz led the team with an excellent score of two-under par 70, finishing his round with four birdies and a pair of bogeys   Schwarz is second on the 103-player leaderboard, trailing only Noah Dennis from Central Alabama CC who fired a five-under 67.  Schwarz was one of six players on the day to break par.  Sophomore Davis Hingtgen checked in with a two-under par 74 while freshman Andrew DiPetrillo and senior Anthony Muscato rounded out the Emory scorers at 75 and 79, respectively.  Junior Leo Rich shot an 82.

The final round will be played on Tuesday.