VICARY, MEN'S GOLF IN SECOND PLACE AFTER DAY ONE OF CHICK-FIL-A INVITATIONAL

Glenn Vicary HICKORY, N.C. --- Tusculum College junior Glenn Vicary carded a career-best 72 as he and the Pioneers are in second place after Monday's opening round of the 2009 Chick-Fil-A Invitational. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is being played at the par 72, 6,610-yard Catawba Springs Golf Club.

Tusculum posted a team score of 303 and is seven shots behind tournament leader UNC Pembroke (296). Wingate University and host Lenoir-Rhyne University are tied for third place at 304. Catawba College is fifth with 306, followed by Concord University (316) and Lincoln Memorial University (329).

Vicary's 72 is one off the pace set by Lenoir-Rhyne's Kent George at one-under par 71. The Tusculum trio of Chase Carroll, Lawson George and Darren Christie are all tied for 13th place with 77, while Will Loggins is tied for 39th with his opening 86.

The tournament will wrap up on Tuesday with the final round.

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Team Results
Fin. School Scores
1 UNC Pembroke 296 +8
2 Tusculum College 303 +15
3 Wingate University 304 +16
Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. 304 +16
5 Catawba College 306 +18
6 Concord University 316 +28
7 Lincoln Memorial U. 329 +41

Tusculum Individual Scores
T 2 Glenn Vicary 36- 36 72
T 13 Chase Carroll 39- 38 77
T 13 Lawson George 37- 40 77
T 13 Darren Christie 35- 42 77
T 39 Will Loggins 39- 47 86