PINEHURST, N.C.—Sophomore
Evan Eichenlaub (Bethlehem, Pa.) fired a 3-under 69 and is tied for third as the Babson College men's golf team sits in third place after the opening round of the Tiger Invitational at Forest Creek Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.
The Beavers posted a score of 3-over 291 and are two shots behind third-ranked Emory (290) and 10 strokes off the pace of first round leader, No. 2 Methodist, which opened with a 7-under 281. No. 7 Carnegie Mellon is four shots behind Babson in fourth place, while No. 1 Washington & Lee, No. 9 Lynchburg and No. 16 Hampden-Sydney are all tied for fifth at 8-over 296.
Eichenlaub was 1-over through his first eight holes before making an eagle on the par-5 18th to make the turn at 1-under. He followed with a birdie at the par-4 first and responded with a bogey at No. 2 with consecutive birdies on the third and fourth holes to get to 3-under through 13 before finishing with five consecutive pars.
Sophomore
Jack Berry (Western Springs, Ill.) is tied for 13th overall thanks to an even-par 72 that included five birdies and five bogeys. He made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 to get to 2-under for the round before dropping a pair of shots over his final two holes to finish as one of 17 in the 100-player field to finish at level-par or better on Sunday.
Junior
Colin Fowler (Portland, Ore.) grabbed a share of 24th position after round one with a 2-over 74 in his season debut. He birdied two of his first four holes and another on the par-5 18th following three bogeys to get back to even through nine before giving back a pair of shots to par over his final nine holes.
First-year
Aman Vantipalli (Alpharetta, Ga.) is tied for 50th place at 4-over after carding a 76 on Sunday. He finished the day with two birdies and six bogeys, three of which came over his first seven holes.
In addition to the team event at Forest Creek G.C., Babson junior
Shane Quinn (Morristown, N.J.) made his season debut competing as an individual in the Hampden-Sydney Invitational at the Country Club of Whispering Pines. He made a pair of birdies and is part of an 11-way tie for 18th position at 4-over after shooting a 76 in the opening round.
The Beavers begin final round play on Monday at 9:30 a.m.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Sunday's 3-over 291 was Babson's best score in four rounds at Forest Creek G.C. but 12 strokes and the first time it had broken 300 at the Tiger Invitational.
• Eichenlaub made the only eagle of the day and the Beavers ranked second in the field in par-5 scoring (6-under) and birdies (14).
• Eichenlaub, who leads the 100-player field in par-5 scoring (4-under), has finished under par in four of his last six rounds going back to October.
• Thirteen of the 20 teams in the tournament field are ranked among the top 30 in the Scoreboard Division III computer rankings.
