SEA ISLAND, Ga. — Vanderbilt sophomore Trey DelGreco stands alone in third place after day one of the 2010 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club.
Nine teams, including Vanderbilt, are within six strokes of the lead through the first 18 holes of the three-day, 54-hole event. The Seaside Course is playing par-70 at 6,991 yards this weekend.
DelGreco was the low Commodore all day Friday, shooting two birdies and one bogey on both the front and back sides to card a two-under 68. The Birmingham, Ala., native is one stroke behind co-leaders Bryden Macpherson of Georgia and Dalton Owens of Arkansas.
“We got off to a good start today and weathered the difficult back nine to keep ourselves close to the lead,” VU Head Coach Tom Shaw said. “It will be a wide open last two days with so many teams near the top. Trey played great today and got some help from Hudson to form a solid 1-2 punch.”
Senior Hudson Johnson was also one of 25 players in the field of 60 to shoot par or better. The Longview, Texas, product’s 70 put him a tie for 14th place.
As a team, Vanderbilt shot 284 (plus-4) to stand one stroke behind a three-way tie for sixth place between Georgia, Tennessee and LSU. Arkansas holds the day-one lead as the only team under par (minus-2). Auburn and Florida are tied for second at even par, while South Carolina and Mississippi State share fourth place at two-over.
Junior Ryan Haselden shot a two-over 72 to sit in a tie for 30th, while senior Chris Rockwell is in 44th place at 4-over.
In Saturday’s second round, Vanderbilt will join Tennessee and LSU In the first group leaving from the 10th tee at 8 a.m. ET.
Designed by famed course designer Thomas Fazio, the Seaside Course opened in 2005. The SEC Golf Tournament has been played at Sea Island since 2001, and returns to the Seaside Course for the first time since 2007. The Sea Island Golf Club has enjoyed a legacy as one of America’s premier golf clubs since it opened in 1927.
