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Argos ninth after rain-shortened first day at Guy Harvey Invitational

Heredia leads team with 71 in first round

Spencer Olson posted a 75 in his first college round (Photo by Jim Hogue)
Spencer Olson posted a 75 in his first college round (Photo by Jim Hogue)

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The first day of the Guy Harvey Invitational was cut short on Monday, as the No. 14 West Florida men’s golf team and 13 other squads finished the first round but had the second round interrupted by rain.  The Argonauts carded 302 in the tournament’s first round, shooting 14-over par and 23 strokes behind host and No. 2 ranked Nova Southeastern.

Sophomore Juan Miguel Heredia (Cuenca, Ecuador/Jacksonville State) led the Argos in the completed first round, carding a 1-over par 73 and ranking tied for 17th individually.  Freshmen Talin Rajendranath (San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago/Naparima College) and Spencer Olson (Pensacola, Fla./Pace HS) were two strokes behind Heredia, shooting a 75 and completing the round in 28th place.

Sophomore Gary Buffington III (Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS) posted a 79 in first round of the season, and junior Kyle Lucas (Johannesburg, South Africa/Western Texas College) was one stroke back at 80.

Ian Facey of Nova Southeastern led the field, shooting a 6-under par 66 in the first round.

The second round will be completed Tuesday morning starting at 8:15 a.m. ET, followed by the third and final round.  For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.

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 1 Nova Southeastern U.  279 -9
 2 Eckerd College        288 E
 3 Barry University      290 +2
 4 Rollins College       291 +3
 5 Lynn University       293 +5
 6 Flagler College       299 +11
T6 Florida Southern Col  299 +11
 8 Indianapolis, U. of   300 +12
 9 West Florida, U. of   302 +14
10 Northeastern St. U.   303 +15
11 Florida Tech          304 +16
12 Queens Univ of Charl  305 +17
13 Arkansas-Fort Smith   306 +18
14 Wilmington (DE)       310 +22

T17 Juan Miguel Heredia  36-37 73 +1
T28 Talin Rajendranath   39-36 75 +3
T28 Spencer Olson        35-40 75 +3
T60 Gary Buffington III  39-40 79 +7
T64 Kyle Lucas           38-42 80 +8

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