Sunday, March 12, 2006

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (March 12, 2006) - The 12^th-ranked ETSU men's golf team maintained its first round lead during Sunday's second round play at the General Hackler Invitational at the TPC of Myrtle Beach. Third and final round play will conclude on Monday.

ETSU was led by junior Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales), who finished the day at 5-under and is currently leading the event by one stroke. Davies is being chased by freshman teammate Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh, Scotland) and Notre Dame's Scott Gustafson. The Bucs posted an overall score of 575 and lead the team competition by five strokes over tournament host Coastal Carolina.

Along with Davies and Findlay, sophomore Gareth Shaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is tied for 10^th at 3-over, while sophomore Cian McNamara (Limerick, Ireland) is tied for 42^nd and freshman Adam Hodkinson (Dore, England) is tied for 51^st.

"We played well today and were able to build on our first round lead during the afternoon round," said ETSU head coach Fred Warren. "Rhys and Jordan are playing well again."

Final round play at the General Hackler Invitational will continue on Monday. Visit ETSUBucs.com following each day's play for a complete wrap up, or click on Golfstat.com for up to the minute results.