Temple University Athletics
Sunday, September 19
Watchung, N.J.
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Golf Tied for Second After First Round of Matthews Auto Collegiate
10.3.21 | Men's Golf
Apalachin, N.Y. – Temple Golf shot a two-under-286 for its first round of the Matthews Auto Collegiate Sunday to tie for second in the 14-team field. Play will conclude Monday in the two-day, 36-hole 12-team tournament held at the 7,159-yard, par-72 Links of Hiawatha course.
Recapping the Round
> Conor McGrath continued his hot play for Temple, making an eagle on the par-five 18th hole to complete a three-under round of 69 to tie for third among the 82 golfers. He also had four birdies on the day and continues to be at or below par for all six rounds this season.
> Graham Chase made par on 15 holes with birdies on the fourth and 12th holes. He bogeyed the 17th to finish with a one-under 71 to tie for 11th. It is his best opening round this season and third at or below par.
> Dawson Anders, who started off three-over after eight holes, also made an eagle on the 18th in finishing strong with an even-par 72 to tie for 13th overall.
> Joey Morganti led the Owls early, shooting three-under over the front nine. He struggled on the back nine however, shooting plus-five over the final seven holes. He ended two-over for the day and tied for 25th to round out the Temple scorers.
> Ethan Whitney had the toughest round of his first season, with a 10-over 82.
> Playing as individuals, Buddy Hansen was two-over (74) and tied with Morganti for 25th while Andrew Curran shot a seven-over 79 (t-67th) in his first round of the season.
The Field
> Temple is tied with Colgate and two shots behind Mount St. Mary's (-4, 284). Host Binghamton is three shots back (289) with Saint Joseph's another five back (294) in fifth place.
> Mount St. Mary's Devin Smith and Binghamton's Justin Lane are tied for the individual lead at four-under.
> Temple tees off Monday at 10:30 and is paired with Colgate and Mount St. Mary's.
Quotable - Temple Coach Brian Quinn
> "Honestly, we were disappointed with how we played overall and where we are at. We left a lot of shots out there. We had a lot of mental and physical mistakes. We had a nice team meeting after the round and look forward to seeing how they respond. I think we will have a good day tomorrow."
> "Connor and Dawson really saved the day for us with their eagles on the final hole. That got us into the final group as a team."
Recapping the Round
> Conor McGrath continued his hot play for Temple, making an eagle on the par-five 18th hole to complete a three-under round of 69 to tie for third among the 82 golfers. He also had four birdies on the day and continues to be at or below par for all six rounds this season.
> Graham Chase made par on 15 holes with birdies on the fourth and 12th holes. He bogeyed the 17th to finish with a one-under 71 to tie for 11th. It is his best opening round this season and third at or below par.
> Dawson Anders, who started off three-over after eight holes, also made an eagle on the 18th in finishing strong with an even-par 72 to tie for 13th overall.
> Joey Morganti led the Owls early, shooting three-under over the front nine. He struggled on the back nine however, shooting plus-five over the final seven holes. He ended two-over for the day and tied for 25th to round out the Temple scorers.
> Ethan Whitney had the toughest round of his first season, with a 10-over 82.
> Playing as individuals, Buddy Hansen was two-over (74) and tied with Morganti for 25th while Andrew Curran shot a seven-over 79 (t-67th) in his first round of the season.
The Field
> Temple is tied with Colgate and two shots behind Mount St. Mary's (-4, 284). Host Binghamton is three shots back (289) with Saint Joseph's another five back (294) in fifth place.
> Mount St. Mary's Devin Smith and Binghamton's Justin Lane are tied for the individual lead at four-under.
> Temple tees off Monday at 10:30 and is paired with Colgate and Mount St. Mary's.
Quotable - Temple Coach Brian Quinn
> "Honestly, we were disappointed with how we played overall and where we are at. We left a lot of shots out there. We had a lot of mental and physical mistakes. We had a nice team meeting after the round and look forward to seeing how they respond. I think we will have a good day tomorrow."
> "Connor and Dawson really saved the day for us with their eagles on the final hole. That got us into the final group as a team."
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