No. 20 Gamecocks Tied for Lead at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. — No. 20 South Carolina is tied for the lead with Missouri after opening the 2019 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate with a first round 279 (-9). Juniors Caleb Proveaux and Jamie Wilson are T-5^th after each carding 3-under, 69s this afternoon.
 
Seniors Ryan Stachler and Scott Stevens each posted red numbers as well. Stachler is T-14^th after shooting 70 (-2) and Stevens is T-22^nd after posting a 1-under, 71.
 
The Gamecocks, who were paired with Ole Miss and Kent State, led the field the first 18 holes with 21 birdies. Wilson led the team with six red numbers (T-3^rd in the field) and Proveaux and Stachler each had five (T-7^th in the field).
 
Senior Will Miles is T-40^th after shooting 73 (+1) in round one.
 
Kent State (3^rd, -8) and Kansas (4^th, -6) are giving chase to Carolina and the Tigers at the top of the leaderboard. Six other teams shot under par on Sunday at Bulls Bay Golf Club. There’s a three-way tie for the individual lead at 5-under par after 18 holes of play.
 
Miles will lead things off for the Gamecocks at 9:45 a.m. ET on hole one in Tuesday’s second round.
 
R1 TEAM SCOREBOARD – 2019 HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE
T-1. South Carolina – 279 (-9)
T-1. Missouri – 279 (-9)
3. Kent State – 280 (-8)
4. Kansas – 282 (-6)
5. College of Charleston – 285 (-3)
T-6. Wisconsin – 286 (-2)
T-6. Virginia – 286 (-2)
T-8. Duke -287 (-1)
T-8. West Virginia – 287 (-1)
T-8. Iowa State – 287 (-1)
11. Ole Miss – 288 (E)
T-12. Middle Tennessee State – 289 (+1)
T-12. Purdue – 289 (+1)
T-14. Kentucky – 291 (+3)
T-14. N.C. State – 291 (+3)  
 
R1 GAMECOCK LEADERBOARD – 2019 HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE
T-5. Caleb Proveaux – 69 (-3)
T-5. Jamie Wilson – 69 (-3)
T-14. Ryan Stachler – 70 (-2)
T-22. Scott Stevens – 71 (-1)
T-40. Will Miles – 73 (+1)
 
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