Forest Leads Topy Cup, Golden Knights In Sixth After Round OneForest Leads Topy Cup, Golden Knights In Sixth After Round One

Forest Leads Topy Cup, Golden Knights In Sixth After Round One

Sept. 5, 2006

Tanagura, Japan - UCF sophomore Greg Forest fought through a stomach ailment in his first round at the Topy Cup Intercollegiate to grab the overall lead with a four-under par, 68 on Tuesday. The strong play of Forest, a 2005 All-Freshman honoree by Conference USA, has the Golden Knights in sixth place in the team standings following round-one action of the squad's opening event of the 2006-07 season.

Arizona State leads the 10-team field after shooting a 289, which is one-over par on the par-72 course at the Tanagura Country Club. All-American Niklas Lemke led the Sun Devils with a three-under 69. The Golden Knights stand in sixth place after combining for an 8-over, 296. Sophomore Preston Brown posted the second-best score among the Golden Knight golfers with a two-over par, 74. Brown was followed by freshman Mike Stern with a 76 (+4) and fellow classmate Kyle Davis, who fired a 78 (+6).

UCF is one of four American teams competing against six Japanese teams in the three-round tournament set to conlude on Thursday. Round two action is scheduled for Wednesday.