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Ryan Tattan is tied for the overall lead after the opening round of the 2021 Big South Conference Men's Golf Championship, Sunday afternoon.
Event: Big South Conference Championship
Date: Sunday, Apr. 18, 2021 (First Round)
Course: The Patriot at Grand Harbor | Par 71 / 6,921 yards
Place (Winthrop): T4
th of 9 teams (285/+1)
Top 5 Teams: Campbell (-4), Charleston Southern (-4), Radford (-2), Gardner-Webb (+1), Longwood (+1), Winthrop (+1)
(RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- Winthrop posted a season-low 285 in the opening round, which is also the lowest opening round in the first round of a Big South Championship by a Winthrop team (previous best was 287 in 2017)
- It is the lowest team total in any round of the championship since the 2017 team shot 280 in the second round
- Junior Ryan Tattan shot the program's first 3-under round in championship competition since Sawyer Mills did so in the second round in 2018
- Tattan is in a three-way tie for first place with Longwood's Brandon Weaver and Charleston Southern's Parker Jones
- It is the fourth round of the season for Tattan at 3-under
- Freshman Taylor Hubbard and junior Noah Peterson posted the second-lowest round of the day for the Eagles at 1-over
- Peterson, Tattan and Hubbard each tied for the most birdies on the team in the opening round with four each
- Winthrop as a team tied for the second-lowest Par 5 scoring at 8-under
- Tattan is tied for second among the field in Par 3 scoring at 1-under and leading the team in Par 5 scoring at 3-under
- Hubbard and Peterson are tied for the team-low in Par 4 scoring at even par and tied for the 4th lowest among the field
- As a group the Eagles finished the front nine at 3-over and the back nine at 5-over
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Winthrop will tee off from 8:50 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for Tuesday's second round.
