NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leaders: T-3rd: Doug Gugel & Connor Lane, 73 (+1)
As a Team: 1st of 7
Event Information: 7 teams; 35 golfers
The Course: Dalton Golf & Country Club (Dalton, Ga.): Par 72; 6,746 yards

DALTON, Ga. - Piedmont men's golf has surged to the top spot after Round One of the CCS Men's Golf Championship Tournament, held at Dalton Golf & Country Club in Dalton, Georgia.

The Lions delivered a solid 8-over par team score, finding themselves two strokes ahead of second-place Huntingdon and five ahead of third-place Covenant.

 


It was a solid effort across the board from the five Lions, with just a three stroke difference from the top performers to the bottom.

As a team, the Lions counted two scores of 73 and two scores of 75 with the non-counter being a solid 4-over 76 from Jacob DeJesus.

From the opening tee, Piedmont showed strong mettle on Monday, with four combined birdies over the first two holes. The team also closed in solid fashion, making just one total bogey across the final three holes.

After a breakout performance at last season's CCS Tournament, sophomore Doug Gugel started off his 2025 championship with back-to-back birdies. In total, he made a team-high five birdies on his round, including one a the last to get in the house with a 1-over 73, good for a tie for third.

Connor Lane also started the event with a birdie at the first and made two more on his opening nine before making one birdie on his inward nine to join Gugel in a tie for third with a 1-over 73.

 


Making his spring debut last time out in Tennessee, Remo Scholl earned a lineup spot and performed well on Monday, posting a 3-over 75 that included three birdies.

Adam Rogers made just one birdie, but nothing worse than bogey on his way to joining Scholl at 3-over for his round and in a tie for eighth.

Despite making an eight on the par-4 3rd hole, DeJesus battled all day, playing his final 15 holes of the day in even par. He was a mark of consistency, making 15 pars in the round.

Covenant's Drew Silman blitzed the course with a 5-under 67 to lead by three strokes on the individual side.

Tee times for the second round will begin at 9:20 a.m. with DeJesus, followed by Scholl, Rogers, Lane and Gugel in eight minute increments.

LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
T-3rd: Doug Gugel, 73 (+1)
T-3rd: Connor Lane, 73 (+1)
T-8th: Adam Rogers, 75 (+3)
T-8th: Remo Scholl, 75 (+3)
T-11th: Jacob DeJesus, 76 (+4)

NEWS AND NOTES:
- Four of the five Lions are in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard after Round One.
- All five Lions are in the top third of the field after Round One.
- In Piedmont's 2024 CCS Championship winning performance, it trailed by six strokes after the first round.

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