Tech in contention at OVC Championships, Simer tied for third place
Just three strokes out of second place, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team is in the middle of an extremely tight race after the first round of the 2010 OVC Championships at GreyStone Golf Club. Josh Simer's one-under 71 has him tied for third place.
DICKSON, Tenn. -- Two players are in the top 10 individually,
led by Josh
Simer's one-under-par 71 to put him in a four-way tie for third
place, as the Tennessee Tech men's golf team opened play Monday in
fifth place at the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Championships at
GreyStone Golf Club.
In addition to Simer's play, Jake Heatherly
(pictured) is tied for ninth place with a one-over 73. Heatherly
led all golfers in the tournament with 15 pars. Simer tied for the
most birdies in Monday's first round with four.
Tech is at nine-over par 297, just three stokes out of second
place as the tournament is shaping up to see a fight to the finish.
Murray State edged ahead of the field with a two-under 286 team
total, putting the Racers eight shots ahead of UT Martin in second
place.
The Skyhawks posted a six-over 294, followed closely by
Jacksonville State (295), Austin Peay (296), Tech (297), Tennessee
State (298) Eastern Kentuckty (300), Morehead State (301) and
Eastern Illinois (304).
Murray State's Cameron Carrico and Tennessee Sate's Chris Seibel
are tied for the individual lead at two-under 70, while Simer is
one shot back along with with Erik Barnes of Austin Peay, Bailey
Childress of UT Martin and Chris Griffin of Murray State.
Preston
Marshall, who tied for Monday's lead in par five scoring, is
tied for 27th place at 76. Wes Korth shot a 77
and is tied for 32nd place while Blake Garrison is in 43rd place
after a first round 81.
The second round is set to tee off Tuesday at 8 a.m., with the
final 18 holes on Wednesday.
