Barone, Temple Lead Bucknell Invitational

Monday, October 8

Lewisburg, Pa.

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Temple University

Bucknell Invitational

Photo by: Chris Baird

Barone, Temple Lead Bucknell Invitational

10.8.18 | Men's Golf

Results

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Redshirt senior John Barone shot a career-best round of 66 to lead the 95-golfer field at the Bucknell Invitational. Barone's four-under round helped the Owls to a three-stroke lead over Wayne State after the first of two days at 18-team tournament being held at the par-70, 6,224-yard Bucknell Golf Club.

Recapping the Day

Barone played flawless golf, recording four birdies and 14 pars in his personal best round.
Senior Trey Wren was three strokes back of Barone and tied for seventh with a one-under 69. After starting the day with a double-bogey six, he ran off three birdies over the best six holes. He added another birdie and a bogey in the back nine.
Redshirt junior Erik Reisner was next for Temple, carding a one-over 71 to tie for 17^th while senior Gary McCabe and freshman Conor McGrath rounded out the Owls five with four-over 74s.

The Field

Temple leads the field after the first round for the first time all season. The Owls are even par with a 280, three shots ahead of Wayne State (283) with host Bucknell (284), Monmouth (285), Fairleigh Dickinson (286), Navy (287) and Iona (288) all within eight strokes.
Barone, looking for his first tournament win, holds a one-shot lead over Dragon Theam (La Salle), Connor Watt (Humber) and Jason Lohwater (Bucknell B).

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