CHAUTAUQUA – After a three-hour rain delay to begin the week, the Jamestown Community College golf team was out and running at the 2022 NJCAA D3 Men's Golf National Championships Tuesday afternoon at the Chautauqua Golf Club.
The Jayhawks were led by Traden Gray (Frewsburg, NY/Frewsburg HS) who started on the 10th tee, finishing the round with a 77 and is currently tied for 10th place with three other competitors.
Gray started the day with a par, bogey, and par but rebounded with a birdie on the 13th. Gray added one more birdie on his opening nine to get his score to 38. On his second nine, Gray was par through three holes but had a three-putt on the fourth hole set him back on the afternoon but finished the nine with a score of 39.
Josh Brown (Randolph, NY/Randolph HS) and Noah Adams (Mayville, NY/Chautauqua Central) turned in identical scorecards, each shooting a 91 and are currently tied for 51st.
For Brown's first nine holes, he made par on three while adding a birdie for a score of 41. Moving top his last nine holes, Brown found himself in some trouble but managed three par holes to finish with a score of 50.
In Adams' case, his first nine holes were a battle with a score of 52 but did get on par on the 16th hole. Adams showed he had a short memory after a tough first nine, coming away with a score of 39 for his final nine holes. In the final nine holes, Adams made par on three holes while making a birdie on nine to finish strong.
Rounding out the Jayhawk competitors was Kyle Smallback (Randolph, NY/Randolph HS) who turned in a first-round score of 93. Like Adams, Smallback scrambled on the back nine with a score of 54. But like Adams, Smallback turned it around on his second nine holes, finishing with a score 39 where he parred three and got one birdie on the sixth hole.
In team play, Sandhills CC leads the way with a score of 295 while fellow Region 3 member Niagara County CC is in second place with a score of 314. In individual play, Andreas Huber of Sandhills CC set the bar with a score of 71 while Troy Loughry of Butler County CC and Alex martin of Sandhills CC are tied at second with scores of 73.
The Jayhawks will be back in action tomorrow, June 8th, as they compete in day two of the NJCAA D3 Men's Golf National Championships at 9:00 a.m.
Tee Times:
Kyle Smallback – 9:30 a.m.
Noah Adams – 9:40 a.m.
Josh Brown – 9:50 a.m.
Traden Gray – 10:00 a.m.
