Round One Results


The No. 8-ranked Emory University golf team stands tied for seventh place out of 17 teams after the first round of the Oglethorpe Fall Invitational.  The 36-hole event is being played at the 6,848-yard, par-71 Royal Lakes Golf Course in nearby Flowery Branch.

The Eagles shot an opening-day score of 302, tying them with No. 2 Methodist and Southwestern University (TX). Holding down the top spot after round one is No. 20 Christopher Newport who checked in with a 292. No. 1-ranked Greensboro and LaGrange College are both in hot pursuit at 297 while No. 24 Cal Lutheran is fourth at 298.  Birmingham Southern rounds out the top five at 299.

Sophomore Jonathan Chen (Sugar Land, TX) posted Emory’s top score on Monday, carding a one-over par 72 that ties him for sixth place in the 98-player field.  Senior Ryan Dagerman (Dallas, TX) closed out his day with a two-over par 73 that ties him for eighth. Rounding out the squad’s scorers were senior Michael Mullavey (Dunstable, MA) with a 76 and senior Nick Szem (Wall, NJ) with an 81.  Also competing was sophomore Alec Berens (Tucson, AZ) who recorded an 83.

Emory had three players competing as individuals with sophomore Will Roth (Niwot, CO) registering an even-par 71 that ties him with Jordan Hall of Oglethorpe for fourth place.  Freshman Alex Wunderlich (Ann Arbor, MI) posted an 81 while classmate Aaron Weiner (Newark, DE) finished at 84.

The final round of the Oglethorpe Fall Invitational will be held on Tuesday.