Kansas City, Mo. – The Missouri Southern men's golf team is in first place after day one at the Rockhurst Fall Invitational hosted at Swope Memorial Golf Course.
Tradgon McCrae is tied for the individual lead after shooting a one-under 70 through the first 18 holes. McCrae had three birdies on the back nine.
Dylan Bagley is in third after shooting a 71 over the first 18, posting four birdies over the round.
Ben Epperly is right behind Bagley with a 72 as he managed a trio of birdies.
Ben Marckmann is tied for ninth after shooting a 74, while
Connor Williamson is tied for 21
st with a first-round 77.
The Lions are 11 strokes in front of second-place William Jewell. Rockhurst is third, followed by Crowder, North Central (Mo.) and Metropolitan (KC) CC.
"Both squads played well today tee to green," said head coach
Mike Wheeler. "We had a lot of birdie looks but didn't make as many putts as we would have liked to. The greens are tough and the kids burned a lot of edges. Perhaps tomorrow they will find the center of the hole. I'm very proud of all their effort today. They all fought hard."
The teams will play a final 18 holes tomorrow beginning at 9 am.
