Army Third as Play Suspended at PL Championship

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HAMILTON, N.Y. – The first round of the Patriot League Championship was completed on Saturday, but play was suspended at the start of the second round and Army sits in a tie for third on the leaderboard.

Play in the second round was suspended due to unsafe course conditions after it had snowed for most of the opening round of play. Competition is scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning with student-athletes continuing from where they came off the course on Saturday. Round three is scheduled to follow at the conclusion of round two on Sunday.

Army had moved up to third when play was halted with Andrew Watts birding the 12th hole as he started on ninth hole so start his second round. Watts was the only Black Knight to complete holes in the second round.

The Black Knights are third with a +13 on the board after shooting a 302 as a team in round one. Bucknell and Lafayette were tied atop the leaderboard when play stopped at +12, but two strokes separate the top five teams heading into Sunday.

TOURNAMENT NOTES

Team captain Nick Turner was Army's top player in the first round with a 1-over 73, which puts him in a tie for fourth heading into Sunday.
He had two birdies on the first nine holes, but posted three bogeys on the day and considering the conditions Turner was very consistent.
Sam McGee was Army's next best player on the board and is in a tie for 11th on the player leaderboard with an opening round of 75 (+3).
McGee was 3-over through the first nine holes, but had back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 to right the ship. He then posted a pair of bogeys to finish +3 on a tough day on the course.
Matt Plunkett finished a stroke back of McGee at +4 with a 76 in round one. He was consitant on the back nine and finished strong with a birdie on a long par 5 at Seven Oaks Golf Course.
Watts was Army's lone player to get scores down in the second round and was 1-under par with a birdie in his first three holes to jump up to 7-over for the tournament.
Justin Williamson had an opening round 78 (+6) and Tom Katsenes rounded out Army's lineup at 8-over par after the first round.

UP NEXT
Play resumes tomorrow morning at Seven Oaks with an 8 a.m. start. Live stats are available through Golfstat.com.

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Army Third as Play Suspended at PL Championship

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