Long Beach State University
NCAA Athens Regional
LBSU completes day one at NCAA Athens Regional
5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 17, 2012
ATHENS, Ga. - Philip Chian shot an even-par 71 to tie for 26th place after the opening round of the NCAA Athens Regional at the University of Georgia Golf Course, leading the Long Beach State men's golf team to finish the day in 12th.
Seventh-seed LBSU recorded a team score of 13-over 297 to remain nine strokes behind No. 5-seed Iowa (+4) in 11th and 12 shots behind No. 3-seed New Mexico (+1) tied for ninth with Texas-Arlington.
Top-seed Alabama (-15) leads the field of 13 teams by two strokes over second-seed North Florida (-13) in second and seven shots over sixth-seed East Carolina (-8) in third. Regional host and fourth-seed Georgia is currently in fourth at 4-under.
Chian began the round paring the first two holes and recorded his first of three bogey's for the round at the par-3 210-yard 3rd hole. The junior from Covina would go onto to be bogey-free the next 11 holes that included two birdies. Chian would bogey on the par-4 15th and 18th holes and birdie the par-5 17th.
Senior Kevin Lim and freshman Xander Schauffele are tied for 51st at 3-over 74. Lim's scorecard was highlighted by four birdies, three of them coming consecutively beginning at the par-4 5th, five bogeys and one double-bogey. Schauffele collected two birdies and 12 pars, while recording three bogeys and one double-bogey.
Senior Kevin Roy is tied for 68th at 7-over 78, while junior Raymond Ho is tied for 73rd at 10-over.
North Florida's Kevin Aylwin sits on top of the leader board of 75 players with a 6-under 65, holding a one-shot lead over two players tied for second.
Second round action continues on Friday with LBSU teeing off at 5:50 a.m. (PST) from the 10th tee with Iowa and Texas Arlington.
| 12 | Long Beach State | 297 | 297 |
| T26 | Philip Chian (3) | 71 | 71 |
| T51 | Kevin Lim (1) | 74 | 74 |
| T51 | Xander Schauffele (4) | 74 | 74 |
| T68 | Kevin Roy (2) | 78 | 78 |
| T73 | Raymond Ho (5) | 81 | 81 |
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| Group | Course | Time | Start Hole | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| 1 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:20 | 1 | Nick Reach Georgia | Will Dusenbury Houston | Stefan Brewer UNCW |
| 2 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:30 | 1 | Joey Garber Georgia | James Ross Houston | Patrick Sawrey UNCW |
| 3 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:40 | 1 | Keith Mitchell Georgia | Roman Robledo Houston | Thomas Bass UNCW |
| 4 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:50 | 1 | Brian Carter Georgia | Jesse Droemer Houston | Ryan Nagy UNCW |
| 5 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:00 | 1 | T.J. Mitchell Georgia | Curtis Reed Houston | Payne McLeod UNCW |
| 6 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:10 | 1 | Scott Strohmeyer Alabama | Joey Petronio North Florida | Zach Edmondson East Carolina |
| 7 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:20 | 1 | Hunter Hamrick Alabama | Kevin Phelan North Florida | Adam Stephenson East Carolina |
| 8 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:30 | 1 | Cory Whitsett Alabama | Sean Dale North Florida | David Watkins East Carolina |
| 9 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:40 | 1 | Justin Thomas Alabama | MJ Maguire North Florida | Ryan Eibner East Carolina |
| 10 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:50 | 1 | Bobby Wyatt Alabama | Kevin Aylwin North Florida | Harold Varner East Carolina |
| 11 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:00 | 10 | Derek Chang Augusta State | Cyrus Stewart Wake Forest | Gavin Green New Mexico |
| 12 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:10 | 10 | Robin Petersson Augusta State | Thomas Birdsey Wake Forest | Victor Perez New Mexico |
| 13 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:20 | 10 | Alex Wennstam Augusta State | Lee Bedford Wake Forest | Sean Romero New Mexico |
| 14 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:30 | 10 | Brendan Gillins Augusta State | Evan Beck Wake Forest | John Catlin New Mexico |
| 15 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:40 | 10 | Taylor Floyd Augusta State | Charlie Harrison Wake Forest | James Erkenbeck New Mexico |
| 16 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 8:50 | 10 | Pierre Carlsson Texas-Arlington | Steven Ihm Iowa | Raymond Ho Long Beach State |
| 17 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:00 | 10 | Jamey Taylor Texas-Arlington | Joseph Winslow Iowa | Kevin Roy Long Beach State |
| 18 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:10 | 10 | Cameron Hollek Texas-Arlington | Chris Brant Iowa | Xander Schauffele Long Beach State |
| 19 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:20 | 10 | Hunter Brown Texas-Arlington | Ian Vandersee Iowa | Kevin Lim Long Beach State |
| 20 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:30 | 10 | Paul McConnell Texas-Arlington | Barrett Kelpin Iowa | Philip Chian Long Beach State |
| 21 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:40 | 10 | Jay Mulieri Loyola Univ-Maryland | Chad Ramey Mississippi State | David Denlinger Charleston Southern |
| 22 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 9:50 | 10 | Patrick McCormick Loyola Univ-Maryland | James Beale Mercer | Clay Myers Jackson State |
| 23 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 10:00 | 10 | Brendan Lemp Loyola Univ-Maryland | Joe David Mississippi | Kamito Hirai Winthrop |
| 24 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 10:10 | 10 | Ryan McCarthy Loyola Univ-Maryland | Trey Valentine South Florida | Jacobo Pastor Charleston Southern |
| 25 | Par-71, 7,253 Yards | 10:20 | 10 | Bart George Loyola Univ-Maryland | Sebastian Soderberg Coastal Carolina | Brandon Pena Florida Gulf Coast |
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