April 17, 2010

George Mason opened the CAA Men's Golf Championship in ninth place after the first 18 holes of the 54-hole tournament hosted by The Homestead. All 11 teams opened play on the 6, 679-yard par 70 Cascades Course.

Mason was led by Greg Brouse after shooting a four-over par 74 and is tied for 13th overall. Josh Apple stands in 20th after shooting a 75 for the Patriots. Junior Marshall Tinsley, who was named to the All-CAA Second Team finished with a 79.

Towson sits in first after shooting a three-over par on day one. The Tigers were led by John Duthie, who carded a 68 (-2), after the first round. VCU follows on the team leader board with a score of 290 (+10) in second place, while William & Mary enters the second round in third place after recording 292 (+12) on Day 1. Georgia State wraps up the top four teams after carding a team score of 296 (+16).

Delaware (301), which sits in fifth place, is followed by a trio tied at sixth in Old Dominion, UNC Wilmington and James Madison. The three tied teams carded a score of 304 in the opening 18. George Mason (308), Drexel (309) and Hofstra (331) round out the scoring on the Cascades Course.

Mason
T13 Greg Brouse 74 (+4)
T20 Josh Apple  75 (+5)
T39 Marshall Tinsley 79 (+9)
T43 Andrew Maryan 80 (+10)
T43 Casey Thompson (+10)

1 Towson University       +3 	F 	  +3 	283 	283
2 VCU                    +10 	F 	  +10 	290 	290
3 Wm. & Mary, Coll.      +12 	F 	  +12 	292 	292
4 Georgia State Univ.    +16 	F 	  +16 	296 	296
5 Delaware, U. of        +21 	F 	  +21 	301 	301
T6 Old Dominion Univ.    +24 	F 	  +24 	304 	304
T6 N. Car. Wilmington	 +24 	F 	  +24 	304 	304
T6 James Madison Univ.	 +24 	F 	  +24 	304 	304
9 George Mason Univ.     +28 	F 	  +28 	308 	308
10 Drexel University     +29 	F 	  +29 	309 	309
11 Hofstra University    +51 	F 	  +51 	331 	331