PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The Benedict College men's golf team stands in seventh place out of nine teams after the first round of the the 26th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by Brown Capital Management.
The first day saw the competitors battling blustering winds, only 13 Division II players broke 80, including Benedict's
Jordan Buchanan, who led the Tigers with a 78.
Anthony Wik had an 83, while Kelly Willis, competing in her second men's tournament, had an 89.
Eddie Smith III had a 94.
With a team score of 344, Benedict trails Paine College and Winston-Salem State by three strokes. Those two schools are tied for fifth with a 341.
Fayetteville State shot a 12-over 300 for the first round lead. Lincoln University is second with a 313, followed by Virginia State University (317) and Morehouse College (319).
Virginia State's Stephen Genchi shot a 70 for the individual lead.
The Championship features nearly 180 players representing over 40 colleges and universities. The 54-hole championship concludes Sunday.
The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by Brown Capital Management, which will celebrate its 26th edition this year, originated in November 1986 following the Jackson State University Golf Tournament and has elevated golf in minority colleges and universities by providing opportunities to more players to compete in a national championship.
In 2006, The PGA of America was granted complete ownership and management of the championship by the National Minority Collegiate Golf Scholarship Fund. In 2008, the Championship featured a record number of participants, with nearly 200 students from 47 schools, with representatives from 14 countries.
Men's Team Division II
1. Fayetteville State 300
Jake Barge 72
Brandon Jobe 80
Jedidiah Frazier 71
Lincoln Jackson 77
Michael Wallace 81
2. Lincoln 313
Steven Mallow 84
Jacob Sandbothe 77
Kyle Brennaman 76
Eric Kosmatka 76
Jordan Morris 93
3. Virginia State 317
Stephen Genchi 70
Rashad Hunt 79
Aaron Bryant 88
Adam Clary 82
Dalton Jolly 86
4. Morehouse College 319
Bryan McElderry 78
Clifton Jordan 81
Justin McElderry 78
Alexander Atkinson 82
Bruce Cousin 85
T5. Paine College 341
Carlos Solis 76
Victor Tapia 82
Patrick Mobley 90
Ralpph Godbee 93
Keith Godbee 123
T5. Winston Salem State 341
Glendon Mabe 75
Zach Sheets 83
Wesley Griswold NC
Mike Asbury 86
Kyle Collins 97
7. Benedict College 344
Kelly Willis 89
8. St. Augustine's College 357
Derek Johnson 85
Ryan Pittman 83
Antonio Daye 90
Antonio Deese 99
Keithon Walter NC
9. Kentucky State 362
George Dundon 89
Josh Jackson 83
RhoShawn Johnson 99
Carlton Foreman 104
Julian Jeter-Davis 91
