ESTERO, Fla. – Three Trojans are under par following Monday's opening two rounds of the West Bay Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Florida Gulf Coast at the West Bay Club. Troy is tied for seventh place overall at 4-under as a team.
Pablo Gracia opened with a 4-under 68 thanks to seven birdies in the first round, including one on three of his final five holes of the round. Gracia is tied for 15th place overall at 3-under after he shot 73 in the afternoon, with a pair of birdies.
Troy shot 7-under in the first round, its seventh straight round under par to open the season, but finished 3-over in the afternoon for its first round of the year over the par threshold. The Trojans led the field, shooting 2-over on the par 4s — six shots better than any other team — but struggled on the par 3s, shooting 13-over.
Gracia tied for second at 4-under on the par 4s while Thomas Crane was 3-under. Gracia led the Trojans with nine birdies on the day.
Crane and Jack Lowery are tied for 27th place at 1-under for the day. Crane turned in rounds of 70 and 73 while Lowery shot 72 and 71 on Monday. Lawton Emblom is tied for 38th at 1-over following a 71 in the morning, and Lee Poppell is tied for 66th at 5-over.
Florida Gulf Coast and App State are tied at the top of the leaderboard at 18-under par, followed by Lipscomb (-17), ULM (-12) and Stetson (-10).
Teams wrap up play on Tuesday with the final 18 holes. Troy will play in a foursome with Stetson, Elon and UTRGV.
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