WHITE LAKE, N.C. --- The Tusculum College men's golf team fired an opening round 308 and is in 10th place after day one action of the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate, Saturday at the Carolina Sand Golf Club.

Senior Chase Carroll carded a 74 and is tied for 20th and is seven shots out of the lead, held by Jonathan Burke of Barton College. Burke is five-under par with his opening round 67.

Barton leads the team competition with 279 and leads by nine shots over second place Queens University of Charlotte. Coker is third with 289, followed by Brevard (291), Catawba (296), Mount Olive (296), host UNC Pembroke (299), St. Andrews Presbyterian (303), Lenoir-Rhyne (303), Tusculum, Cape Fear (309), Virginia State (310), Shenandoah (315), Ferrum (333), Chowan (342) and North Carolina Wesleyan (DNF).

Tusculum's Lawson George is tied for 41st following Saturday's 76. Glenn Vicary and Justin Harvey are tied for 56th with 79 each, while Darren Christie shot 87 (T84th).

The tournament will conclude with Sunday's final round on the par 72, 6,925-yard layout.

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Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl. Player Scores
T 20 Chase Carroll 38- 36 74
T 41 Lawson George 39- 37 76
T 56 Glenn Vicary 42- 37 79
T 56 Justin Harvey 40- 39 79
T 84 Darren Christie 42- 45 87

Carolina Sands Intercollegiate
Carolina Sands GC White Lake, NC
Dates: 04/03 - 04/05 (Today:04-04-2009)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6925

Fin. School Scores
1 Barton College 279
2 Queens Univ of Charl 288
3 Coker College 289
4 Brevard College 291
T 5 Catawba College 296
T 5 Mount Olive College 296
7 UNC Pembroke 299
8 St. Andrews Presby. 303
9 Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. 306
10 Tusculum College 308
11 Cape Fear CC 309
12 Virginia State U. 310
13 Shenandoah Univ. 315
14 Ferrum College 333
15 Chowan University 342
DNF NC Wesleyan DNF