PINEHURST, N.C. — The No. 15 Wittenberg men's golf team is tied for eighth place of 18 teams after Sunday's first round in a loaded field at the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Invitational.

The Basics

• Venue: Forest Creek Golf Club North Course - Pinehurst, N.C., Par 72, Yardage: 6,925
• The tournament features 12 of the top 25 teams in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NCAA Division III Coaches Poll, which was released March 1. Joining No. 15 Wittenberg are No. 1 Methodist, No. 5 Lynchburg, No. 6 Carnegie Mellon, No. 10 Washington & Lee, No. 12 Sewanee, No. 13 Babson, No. 16 Averett, No. 20 Huntingdon, No. 21 Guilford, No. 24 Greensboro and No. 25 Kenyon.

The Tournament - Day 1

• Wittenberg shot a 13-over-par 301 in Sunday's opening round and is tied with No. 12 Sewanee and No. 25 Kenyon for eighth place. The Tigers are currently ahead of No. 5 Lynchburg, No. 13 Babson and No. 24 Greensboro.
• The Tigers are just two shots back of a tie for sixth with No. 16 Averett and No. 21 Guilford and three shots back of fifth-place Rhodes.
• No. 20 Huntingdon leads after the first round with an even-par 288, two shots ahead of No. 6 Carnegie Mellon in second. No. 1 Methodist is five shots back in third.
• Individually, sophomore Mark Sulek (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) led the Tigers on Sunday with a 1-over-par 73 and is in a seven-way tie for 15th in the 90-man field.
• Senior J.F. Aber (Pittsburgh, Pa./Sewickley Academy) is tied for 22nd with a 2-over-par 74.
• Junior Joshua Wright (Wadsworth, Ohio/Akron Hoban) is tied for 42nd with a 4-over-par 76.
• Freshman Owen Cotterman (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) is tied for 55th with a 6-over-par 78.
• Senior Nicklaus Pidgeon (Homeworth, Ohio/West Branch) is tied for 59th with a 7-over-par 79.
• Guilford's Parker Cumbea and Averett's Caleb Kimbrough are tied for the lead after shooting a 2-under-par 70 in Sunday's opening round.

Quote - Head coach David Wetterich

• "The team played well in windy conditions today. It will be work to catch the leading team, but we stayed in contention for the final round and look forward to competing tomorrow."

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Monday for the second and final round of the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Invitational at Forest Creek Golf Club in Pinehurst, N.C.