NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leaders: T-65 - Eric Penland, Cam Lucas (75) +4
As a Team: 25th of 25
Event Information: 25 teams; 125 golfers
The Course: The Raven Golf Club (Sandestin, Fla.; Par 71 - 6,621 yards)

SANDESTIN, Fla. - The Piedmont men's golf team completed the first round of the Golfweek October Classic on Sunday afternoon in Sandestin, Florida.

The Lions fired an opening round of 311, placing them 25th out of the 25 teams competing in the event.

Eric Penland and Cam Lucas led the team on Sunday, with each delivering a 4-over 75. Penland was the only Lion to make multiple birdies on the day, carding a pair on his way to an even par inward nine.

Lucas also found something on the back nine, coming in at 1-over 37 on his final nine, including his lone birdie of the day, at the par-5 17th.

Penland and Lucas were the only two Piedmont scores in the 70's as Josh Hebrink (80) and Adam Rogers (81) struggled down the stretch.

After finishing the event in fourth place in each of the past two seasons, the Lions will look to rebound with the second round tomorrow morning.

Emory sits atop the team leaderboard at -8 for the day while Carnegie Mellon's Justin Chan leads on the individual side after opening with a 6-under 65.

LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
 

25	Piedmont University	311	311
T65	Eric Penland (4)	75	75
T65	Cameron Lucas (5)	75	75
T107	Josh Hebrink (1)	80	80
T112	Adam Rogers (2)	81	81
125	Tom Yao (3)	0	0

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