Kent State Ninth After Round One In Puerto Rico
2/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
PALMER, Puerto Rico The Golden Flashes are in a ninth-place tie with top-ranked Georgia after round one of the Puerto Rico Classic hosted by Purdue University. Kent State shot a 6-over 294 and is 10 shots behind co-leaders 11th-ranked Clemson and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State.
Leading the way for the Golden Flashes are senior David Markle (Shelbourne, Ontario/Hartford) and sophomore David Ludlow (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire), who both shot a one-under 71 and are tied for 11th, five strokes behind leader Chesson Hadley of Georgia Tech.
Freshman John Hahn (Kent, Ohio/Hudson) is tied for 34th with a two-over 74 while freshman Jean
Phillipe-Paiement (Des Ruisseaux, Quebec/Polyvalente St Joseph) shot a 78 (+6) and is tied for 64th.
Freshman Brett Cairns (Courtland, Ontario/Holy Trinity) finished with a 10-over 82.
Second-round action begins tomorrow at 8 a.m.
Teams Standings (National Rankings):
1 Clemson (11) 284 -4
Oklahoma State (5) 284 -4
3 Alabama (4) 289 +1
East Tennessee St. (33) 289 +1
5 Northwestern 290 +2
6 Michigan (34) 291 +3
7 Duke (9) 292 +4
8 Virginia Tech (24) 293 +5
9 Kent State (31) 294 +6
Georgia (1) 294 +6
11 North Carolina St. 296 +8
Georgia Tech 296 +8
13 Texas 299 +11
14 Minnesota (43) 300 +12
15 Purdue 308 +20
Kent State Individual Results
T11 David Markle 71 -1
T11 David Ludlow 71 -1
T34 John Hahn 74 +2
T64 Jean Phillipe-Paiement 78 +4
T75 Brett Cairns 82 +10
