SALISBURY, N.C. --- Tusculum College's Lawson George carded an even-par 71 and the Pioneers posted a 300 and is in ninth place following the opening round of the 2010 Richard Rendleman Invitational. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is being hosted by Catawba College at the Country Club of Salisbury.

George birdied four of his last five holes to shoot 33 on his inward nine and is tied for 10th place in the chase for medalist honors. George is four shots off the pace set by first round leader Eric Kennedy of Lincoln Memorial University.

Tusculum's Glenn Vicary and Luke Fullen each posted 75 and are tied for 34th, while Matt McIntyre and Nick York shot 79 and 82, respectively.

Lander University holds the first round lead with 283 (-1), three shots ahead of second place Belmont Abbey College (286). Queens University of Charlotte is third with 288, followed by Georgia College & State University (290), North Greenville University (291), Catawba (294), Lincoln Memorial (297), Barton College (298), Tusculum, Coker College (301), Newberry (301), USC Aiken (301), Carson-Newman College (302), Lenoir-Rhyne University (306), UNC Pembroke (306), Pfeiffer University (311), Wingate University "B" (323) and Mars Hill College (338).

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Tuesday's final round will be a shotgun start format, beginning at 9 a.m.

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Pl. Team Score
1 Lander University 283
2 Belmont Abbey Coll. 286
3 Queens Univ of Charl 288
4 Georgia College 290
5 North Greenville U. 291
6 Catawba College 294
7 Lincoln Memorial U. 297
8 Barton College 298
9 Tusculum College 300
10 Coker College 301
Newberry College 301
South Carolina-Aiken 301
13 Carson-Newman Coll. 302
14 Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. 306
UNC Pembroke 306
16 Pfeiffer University 311
17 Wingate B 323
18 Mars Hill College 338

Pl. Name Scores
T 10 Lawson George 38- 33 71
T 34 Glenn Vicary 39- 36 75
T 34 Luke Fullen 36- 39 75
T 61 Matt McIntyre 39- 40 79
T 78 Nick York 42- 40 82