Illinois in front by two at NCAA Men's National Championship

5/29/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Thomas Detry

The 72-hole stroke play portion of the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship had its first round take place Friday in Florida

BRADENTON, Fla. — Thirty of the best collegiate men's teams in the nation are fighting for the top-eight spots to advance to match play at the end of the 72-hole stroke play portion of the NCAA Men's National Championship. After day one, Illinois leads Georgia by two, while 10 other teams are within 10 shots of the leading Fighting Illini. Junior Thomas Detry, of Belgium, is tied for first place with his 68 and was the best score for llinois on day one by four shots. Playing the long and difficult 7,483-yard, par-72 course at The Concession Golf Club, Brian Campbell and Dylan Meyer were even-par for the day en route to the team's two-under par 286 total on Friday. Two shots back are Georgia, led by Zach Healy's 70, followed by USC at 289 and San Diego State at 290. Both USC and SDSU had their leading player shoot 70, as well, as Rico Hoey led the Trojans and Nahum Mendoza III paced the Aztecs. Tied with Detry of first individually is South Florida's Claudio Correa, though the Chilean golfer was once seven-under on his round before bogeying three of his last five holes. Tied for third at 69 are Jake Shuman of Duke and Anders Alberton of Georgia Tech. Fifty-four holes remain before the top-eight teams advance to match play, where the 2015 National Champion will be crowned. Full results from day one can be found at the link below.

Results: NCAA Division I Championship

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Bryson DeChambeau	Clovis, CA	1500	70-67-72-71=280
2	Cheng-Tsung Pan	, Chinese Taipei	1200	72-70-72-67=281
T3	Hunter Stewart	Nicholasville, KY	900	74-69-71-68=282
T3	Thomas Detry	, Belgium	900	68-71-73-70=282
5	Paul Dunne	, Ireland	900	72-69-69-73=283

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About the NCAA Division I Championship

The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship is the pinnacle of collegiate golf in the United States, held annually in late May or early June. The event brings together the nation's top 30 teams and six individual qualifiers, all of whom have advanced...

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