Ball State University Athletics
Watts, Blackwell Lead Men?s Golf on Hawaii Day 1
November 07, 2015 | Men's Golf
LIVE SCORING
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- The Ball State men's golf team opened with a round of 290 (+6) Friday at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic.
Johnny Watts led the Cardinals with a 2-under par 69 to tie for 15th through the opening 18 holes. James Blackwell opened with a 71 and is tied for 25th.
Ball State also counted a pair of 75's from Michael VanDeventer and Timothy Wiseman on the Royal Ka'anapali Course at Ka'anapali Golf Club. Michael Makris shot a 76.
The Cardinals are 10th on the team leaderboard with two rounds to play and are just five strokes out of the top five. Oklahoma leads the way at 276 (-8), while NC State (-5) and Hawaii (-2) are also in red figures.
Oklahoma's Rylee Reinertson and Long Beach State's Jonny Hogan share the individual lead after rounds of 65 (-6). A total of 31 players are at even par or better.
The 18-team field includes five teams ranked among the top 40 in the country.
The second round will be played Saturday and the final round Sunday. Live scoring is available throughout the tournament at golfstat.com.
