April 22, 2012
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By Brandon Naidus
UCFAthletics.com
TEXARKANA, Ark. (UCFAthletics.com) - A strong finish by sophomore Greg Eason helped the No. 20 UCF men's golf team finish the first round of the Conference USA Tournament in fourth place, with a 290 (+2) on Sunday at the Texarkana Country Club.
Eason fired a 70 (-2). He capped off a 33 (-3) back nine with four-consecutive birdies. His strong play landed him in a tie for fifth place at the end of play.
Sophomores Kyle Wilshire and Ricardo Gouveia each shot a 72 (E), which puts them part of a large contingent in a tie for 10th place.
Senior Brad Schneider and sophomore Jose Joia each made three birdies to shoot a 76 (+4). Schneider will look to repeat his performance from last year's C-USA Tournament. He posted a six-stroke improvement from his first round 77 (+5) to shoot a 71 (-1) in the second round.
Jack Belote of Memphis and Max Buckley of SMU each shot a 68 (-4) to finish the day in a tie for first. Their respective teams sit atop the leader board. Memphis posted a 282 (-6) to finish the day in first place, with a two-stroke lead over second-place SMU.
Tee-time is set for 8 a.m. tomorrow and fans can follow the action live on golfstat.com. The Knights are seeking their fourth-consecutive C-USA title.
Conference USA Championship - Sunday First Round - Par 72
Team Leaderboard
1) Memphis -6 (282)
2) SMU -4 (284)
3) Marshall -2 (282)
4) No. 20 UCF +2 (290)
T5) UAB +4 (292)
T5) Houston +4 (292)
Individual Leaderboard
T1) Jack Belote (Memphis) -4 (68)
T1) Max Buckley (SMU) -4 (68)
T3) Jonathan Fly (Memphis) -3 (69)
T3) Curtis Reed (Houston) -3 (69)
T5) Greg Eason (UCF) -2 (70)
T5) Roman Robledo (Houston) -2 (70)
T5) Thomas Sutton (UAB) -2 (70)
UCF's Golfers
T5) Greg Eason -2 (70)
T10) Ricardo Gouveia E (72)
T10) Kyle Wilshire E (72)
T36) Jose Joia +4 (76)
T36) Brad Schneider +4 (76)