April 2, 2007

Greenville, N.C. - The Furman men's golf team fired back-to-back rounds of 286 and 281, its two best rounds of the season, to grab a share of second place after day one of the Bradford Creek Intercollegiate Monday at the Bradford Creek Country Club in Greenville, N.C.

Sophomore Garland Ferrell (69-75=144) posted a three-under par 69 in round one to help the Paladins card a 286 and move into a share of second place.  During round two, four of five Paladins posted under-par rounds led by Jonathan Bowden's (76-69=144) three-under 69. 

Furman's second round 281 marked the eighth best round in Paladin golf history and the best by a Furman squad since carding a 278 at the LSU Spring Classic in 2004.

Robert Jamieson (72-71=143), Matt Hayes (73-70=143) and Danny Schmieding (72-71=143) each grabbed a share of 14th place after playing the opening 36 holes at one-under par.

Furman and host East Carolina enter final round action just two strokes behind first place Radford (286-279=565).  Three golfers are tied for the individual lead at seven-under par 137 with 18 holes remaining.

Final round action is slated for Tuesday.  The 15-team field will tee-off at 8:30 p.m.

T 2 Furman University 286 281 567
T 14 Matt Hayes  73 70 143
T 14 Robert Jamieson  72 71 143
T 14 Danny Schmieding 72 71 143
T 21 Jonathan Bowden  75 69 144
T 21 Garland Ferrell  69 75 144