McConnell Tied for Thirty-Sixth After Day One (Mar. 21, 2005)

SEASIDE, CA – After playing the first 36-holes at the Bayonet PGA qualifying course in Seaside, California, the Jackets find themselves in sixteenth place as a team shooting 304 and 332 for a combined 636.  The MSU Billings men’s golf team traveled to California to compete in the seventh annual Williams Roofing Otter Invite, hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay March 21-22. 

A top the team leader board is Lynn University shooting rounds of 292 and 294 for 586.  The host team Otters are tied for second with Cal State Chico at 296 and 298 for 594.  Following close behind and just four strokes off the pace is Rollins College shooting 299 in both rounds for 598.

Nick Green of Chico State is leading the individual competition shooting a par 72 in round one and was able to cut a stroke off his game with a 71 in round two for a 143.  D.J. Fernando of Bakersfield, host of the last tournament the Jacket men played in, holds on to second with rounds of 71 and 73 for 144.  Third place is shared by four golfers, two of which are from the team leader Lynn University with a 146.  The Yellowjackets are led by Chris McConnell (Jr., Lewistown, MT) who shot a 72 and 82 for a 154.  McConnell is tied for thirty-sixth.  Teammate Nick Larson (Fr., Riverton, WY) is tied for fifty-seventh and shot rounds of 74 and 83 for 157.

The Yellowjackets will play the final 18-holes of the Otter Invite Tuesday, March 22 with a tee time of 7a.m.

MSU Billings Individual Scores
T 36     Chris McConnell          72        82        154
T 57     Nick Larson                74        83        157
T 81     Bryan Barthelmesi        78        85        163
T 83     Zach Abels                 80        84        164
T 85     Chris Haas                  82        83        165

Team Standings
Fin.      Top 20 Teams              Scores
1          Lynn University           292      294      586
2          CSUMB                      296      298      294
            CSU-Chico                 296      298      294
4          Rollins College             299      299      598
5          CSU-Bakersfield           293      308      601
6          W. Wash. Univ.           292      310      602
7          W. New Mexico            291      317      608
8          Barry Univ.                  306      303      609
9          St. Martin’s                 304      307      611
10        Grand Canyon              310      302      612
11        St. Edward’s                301      312      613
12        Monterey Penn.            307      314      621
13        Sonoma State              315      308      623
            CSU-Monterey             302      321      623
15        West Texas A&M           307      322      629
16        MSU Billings                 304      332      636
17        N.W. Nazarene             336      333      669

Top 10 Individuals
Fin.      Player                           School              Scores
1          Nick Green                  Chico St.          72        71        143
2          D.J. Fernando              CSUB               71        73        144
3          Dan Walters                Rollins              73        73        146
            Shane Prante              St. Martin’s       73        73        146
            Brian Thompson           CSUMB             73        73        146
            Sebastian Salem          Lynn U.            74        72        146
7          Hoyt McGarity              Lynn U.            71        76        147
            Josh Immordino            W.Wash.          69        78        147
            Gavin Dear                  Lynn U.            73        74        147
            Tyler Duncan               St. Edward’s     72        75        147
            Matthew Bookatz         Lynn U.            75        72        147