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 Junior Rylan Lanham leads the field after the opening round as an individual at the Independent Collegiate Invitational. |
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April 14, 2009
Etowah, N.C. - Rylan Lanham posted a three-under, 69, to lead the field at the Independent Collegiate Invitational as four Western Carolina men's golfers play unattached as individuals at the par 72, 6,796-yard Etowah Valley Country Club. The junior transfer from Murphy, N.C., holds a one-stroke lead after playing through scattered rain showers and a damp course on Monday.
Host Brevard College leads the 14-team field after a three-over team 291 on the opening 18 holes. Barton College is second, three strokes in arrears at 294, followed by Carson-Newman (298), Wingate (301) and Montevallo rounding out the top five at 302.
Lanham led the tournament in par 4 scoring over the first day at one-under, 3.90, while also ranking second on par 3 holes at one-under, 2.75. His 15 pars through the opening round ranks tied for first in the field of 86.
Brevard's Grant Carnie and Bret McGaughey are one-stroke back of Lanham, tied for second after rounds of two-under, 70, as five golfers broke par in the opening round.
In addition to Lanham, WCU has three others competing individually at the event one-hour away from campus. The Catamounts' Cody Walker is tied for 15th with a three-over 75 through 18 holes, with Benjy Davey (t-67th, 82) and Caleb Marsh (t-72nd, 84) rounding out Western's competitors.
Weather permitting, the second round of the Independent Collegiate Invitational will begin at 8:00 am.
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