Oct. 24, 2010
WINDERMERE, Fla. – The Commodores men’s golf team is in a tie for sixth place at the Isleworth Collegiate in Windermere, Fla., after posting a first-round team score of 298. Senior Ryan Haselden and sophomore Will Snipes led the Vanderbilt effort with each posting a one-over par, 73, on Sunday.
The 10-over par team total ties Vanderbilt with Oklahoma State for sixth, the 2010 NCAA runner-up and the second-ranked team in the nation so far this season. The Isleworth Collegiate features five out of the top 10 teams in the nation and 10 teams in the top 30.
TCU and Stanford are currently tied for the lead with a two-over par, 290. Individually, a pair of Horned Frogs, Tom Hoge and Daniel Jennevret, along with LSU’s Andrew Loupe and Arizona’s Tarquin Macmanus, lead the tournament with a two-under par, 70. Haselden and Snipes are in a tie for 15th to lead all Commodores.
First Round Results
T-6. Vanderbilt – 298
T15. Ryan Haselden – 73
T15. Will Snipes – 73
T34. Adam Hofmann – 76
T34. Trey DelGreco – 76
T59. Charlie Grace – 79
Quotes
Head Coach Tom Shaw
-“Today wasn’t bad. We’re ahead of some good teams, but we have two days to go. This is a very demanding course. The first nine holes are tougher than the back nine…we had a good start on our front nine, which was the back since we teed off on number 10, but we had some stumbles on holes one through nine after we made the turn, as did some other teams.”
-“We played with Alabama and Stanford, so they got a feel for where they stack up against those guys. It’s good to play with those teams…they are some of the best in the country.”
Note
Tiger Woods, who lives at Isleworth, followed the Commodores for a few holes today, since Vanderbilt was playing with Woods’ alma mater, Stanford.
