TALLAHASSEE, Fla . – FAMU golfer Shepherd Archie III, leads all golfers for the lowest individual score at the 2011 FAMU Spring Invitational Golf Tournament.  The event is being held, for the first time ever, at the Fred Couples Signature-Southwood Golf Course.

 

Archie carded a 4-under-par round of 68 on the championship layout course.  He birdied hole numbers 1,2,7,10,16 and 17.  He dropped shots with bogeys at No.5 and No.9.  Archie holds a one-stroke medalist lead over B-CU's Willie Mack.

 

Mack scored a 3-under-par score of 69 on the first day.  Mack's score propelled the B-CU Wildcats to the low team score at 287.  Emmanuel Petrich (71), Matthew McKnight (73), Jamichael Jones (74) and Rafael Abad (80) rounded out the Wildcat's roster, who hold the top spot.

 

Tennessee State ends the first day in second place, with a team score of 289.  Cameron Scitern led the Tigers with a 1-under-par score of 71.  Andrew Warner (72), Richard Gill (72), Ryan Pierson (74) and Ryan Smith (78) rounded out the TSU squad.

 

The Rattlers are currently in fourth place with a team score of 296.  Wesley Yates (75), Elijah Jackson (76), Random Holt (77), and Cody Sapp (82) rounded out the Rattler squad.

 

The tournament features seven HBCU teams from across the country.  Participating in the event are host school FAMU, Bethune-Cookman University, Tennessee State University, Hampton University, Savannah State University, North Carolina Central University, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 

 

Individual entries include James Coonce (86), Sedrick Bailey (103) and Alex Clapp (75).

 

The final round will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning at the Southwood Golf Course.

Complete scoring for Round #1 :

FAMU
Wesley Yates 75
Shepherd ArchieIII 68
Elijah Jackson 76
Randon Holt 77
Cody Sapp 82
Team 296

TSU
Ryan Smith 78
Richard Gill 72
Ryan Pierson 74
Cameron Scitern 71
Andrew Warner 72
Team 289

B-CU
Willie Mack 69
Mathew mcKnight 73
Rafael Abad 80
Jamichael Jones 74
Emmanuel Petrich 71
Team 287

Hampton
Curtis Livingstone 92
Javier Lopez 83
Geoff Napier 86
Sidney Fields 82
Team 341

Savannah St
Ryan Lassiter 73
Tripp Bragg 76
Ceda Ilic 72
Ppete Telfer 74
Craig Jarrell 82
Team 295

NCCU
Spencer Jones 74
Branden Cox 82
Andre Jones 80
Walter Batts 96
Brian Hasselburger 104
Team 332

UMES
Mike Veverka 84
Chris Toney 88
Kijontry Mcclay 89
Greg Raad 79
Paul Cecil 81
Team 332

Individuals
James Coonce 86
Sedrick Bailey 103
Alex Clapp 75