Princeton University Athletics
Men's Golf in Second Place after Day One of Princeton Invitational
April 13, 2001 | Men's Golf
April 13, 2001
Princeton, N.J. - The Princeton men's golf team is in second place after the first day of the Princeton Invitational, which is being played at the Springdale Golf Club. Nat Hoopes leads the Tigers and is in a tie for fourth place with a first-round score of 70, as Princeton (290) is four shots behind St. John's (286). Greg Johnson and Cassidy Traub both shot 73, Peter McWhorter chimed in with a 74 and James Milam posted a 75.
Princeton's second team, which consists of John Nuger, Chris Connolly, Billy Butcher, Eben Harrell and Steve Edwards, finished the day 23 shots behind the leaders from St. John's.
Temple's Chris Bartolacci and Georgetown's Dan Giraudo are tied for the lead with opening-round scores of 68.
Princeton (1) tees off at 10:30 a.m. and Princeton (2) tees off at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Scores: Team Total: 1. St. John's 286, 2. Princeton (1) 290, Georgetown 290, Seton Hall 290, 5. Penn State 292, William and Mary 292, 7. Rutgers 293, 8. Pennsylvania 295, 9. Lehigh 296, 10. Temple 297, Navy 297, 12. Iona 302, 13. Columbia 306, 14. Villanova 307, 15. Princeton (2) 309, 16. Maryland-Baltimore County 310, 17. Rider 315, 18. Dartmouth 316 Individual: 1. Chris Bartolacci (Temple) 34-34=68, Dan Giraudo (Georgetown) 33-35=68, 3. Jesse Fitzgerald (St. John's) 34-35=69, 4. Eugene Smith (Seton Hall) 35-35=70, Nat Hoopes (Princeton) 34-36=70, Justin Hoaglund (William & Mary) 33-37=70, Brian Whitman (Rutgers) 36-34=70
Princeton Scores:
T2. Princeton (1) 290, T4. Nat Hoopes 34-36=70, T16. Greg Johnson 37-36=73, T16. Cassidy Traub 35-38=73, T29. Peter McWhorter 37-37=74, T38. James Milam 36-39=75
15. Princeton (2) 309, T29. Jon Nuger 37-37=74, T57. Chris Connolly 39-38=77, T70. Billy Butcher 39-40=79, T70. Eben Harrell 38-41=79, 90. Steve Edwards 46-41=87