W&J men carry four-stroke lead into day two of PAC Fall Golf Championship

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Fall Golf Championships Information
First round results

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Washington & Jefferson College men’s golf squad holds a four-stroke edge over second-place Grove City College after the opening round of the 2014 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Fall Men’s Golf Championship.

The 2014 PAC Fall Golf Championships are being held Monday and Tuesday, September 29-30 at the New Castle Country Club in New Castle, Pa.

Tuesday’s second round will get underway at 8:30 a.m.

W&J finished Monday’s first round with a four-player stroke total of 315. Grove City currently has a team total of 319.

Two-time defending PAC champion Saint Vincent College is currently third (321), followed by Thomas More College in fourth (325) and Thiel College in fifth (334).
Westminster College finished its opening round sixth (363) followed by Bethany College in seventh (426) and Waynesburg University in eighth (442).

The 2014-15 PAC Championships feature a 72-hole stroke play event, with 36 holes played at the Fall Championships and another 36 holes played at the Spring Championships in April. The combined 72-hole team total will determine the 2014-15 PAC team champions and winners of the league's men’s and women’s automatic bids to the 2015 NCAA Division III Championships.

Monday’s top individual efforts were turned in by Grove City senior Brian Giesler (Harrisville, Pa. / Slippery Rock) and Saint Vincent senior Micah Markantone (Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional). Giesler and Markantone both carded four-over 76s in their opening rounds.

New for 2014-15 season, the All-PAC teams, as well the PAC Players of the Year, will be determined by the combined 72-hole scores from the Fall and Spring Championships. In previous years, All-PAC and Player of the Year honors were determined exclusively at the 36-hole Spring Championships. The All-PAC teams will be made up of the top 15 overall scorers (5 first team, 5 second team, 5 honorable mention).