TicketsSept. 26, 2011
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. - University of Cincinnati junior David Tepe (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) fired a 1-under par 71 to tie for 12th place in first-round action Monday at the Cardinal Intercollegiate at the Cardinal Club Golf Course.
Rainy weather conditions shortened first-day play from 36 to 18 holes. The final 18 holes of the tournament will begin with a shotgun start Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Tepe is four shots behind tournament leaders Nicklaus Benton of Arkansas-Little Rock and Brian Fister of Eastern Kentucky who both carded a 5-under 67.
The Bearcats finished the first round in 16th place after posting a 303 team score. Arkansas-Little Rock leads the 18-team field after registering a 5-under 283.
UC freshman Jared Howard (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 44th place. Junior Andrew Desmarais (Union, Ky./Ryle) recorded a 78 to tie for 71st place. Sophomore Spencer Mellon (Oakmont, Pa./Central Catholic) is tied for 75th position at 79. Senior Kurt Harris (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) is tied for 90th at 81.
Cardinal Intercollegiate
Cardinal Club Golf Course
Simpsonville, Ky.
First Round
Team Scores:
1. Arkansas-Little Rock 283 -5
2. Northern Illinois 287 -1
3. De Paul 290 +2
4. Louisville 292 +4
5. Austin Peay 294 +6
Bowling Green State 294 +6
Wisconsin 294 +6
Dayton 294 +6
9. Marshall 295 +7
Illinois State 295 +7
Morehead State 295 +7
Eastern Kentucky 295 +7
13. Marquette 297 +9
14. Kansas 299 +11
15. Francis Marion 302 +14
16. Cincinnati 303 +15
17. Rutgers 310 +22
18. Murray State 313 +25
Individual Scores (Top 10):
1 Nicklaus Benton, UALR 67 -5
Brian Fister, Eastern Kentucky 67 -5
3 Justin Dorward, Louisville 68 -4
Alfred Kerstis, UALR 68 -4
5 Anthony Aicher, Wisconsin 69 -3
Russell Budd, DePaul 69 -3
Nick Schiavi, Northern Illinois 69 -3
8 Anthony Bradley, Austin Peay 70 -2
Bosten Miller, Marshall 70 -2
Parker Hewit, Bowling Green State 70 -2
Corey Konieczki, Marquette 70 -2
Cincinnati Scores:
T-12. David Tepe 71
T-44. Jared Howard 75
T-71. Andrew Desmarais 78
T-75. Spencer Mellon 79
T-90. Kurt Harris 81