East Carolina University
Janney Invitational
Pirates In Third Place After Round One Of Janney Invitational
September 19, 2016 | Men's Golf
RICHMOND, Va. --- The East Carolina men's golf team opened play at the Janney Invitational and sits in third-place after a rain soaked first round, which saw play halted for nearly five hours Monday. Playing on the 6,927-Âyard, par 72 Tuckahoe Creek Course at the Country Club of Virginia, the Pirates shot a 7-under 281 and were led by junior Tim Conover's career low-tying round of 5-under 67.
Due to weather conditions, the tournament that was orginally scheduled for 54 holes has been reduced to 36. Second round play will begin Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. with a shotgun start.
Virginia Tech sits in first-place after shooting a 12-Âunder 276. James Madison is in second with a 7-under 279, while Iowa State (-5) and Boston College (-4) round out the top-5.Â
Conover is part of a four-way tie for second-place and is only one stroke behind individual leader Ryan Cole of James Madison, who carded a 6-under 66. He opened his round on the No. 4 tee box and promptly birdied the first two holes before paring the next seven.  He then birdied three of the next six holes and finished with three consecutive pars for a bogey free round.Â
Freshman Blake Taylor shot a 4-under 68 and is tied for sixth-place, while fellow rookie Logan Shuping is tied for 19th at 1-under 71, playing as individual.
Redshirt junior Jackson Spires and freshman Patrick Stephenson each carded a 1-over 73, tied for 33rd. Â Senior Jack Sides finished with a 6-over 78.
The Pirates will play alongside players from Virginia Tech and James Madison in round two. Results can be followed live at golfstat.com.
