2008 Woodie Awards
UTM golfer tied for lead, team second
UTM Sports Information
Issue date: 3/6/07 Section: Sports
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Skyhawk golfer John Slayton is tied for the lead with David Viviano of Centenary University after first-round action of the 2007 Grover Page Classic.
As a team, UTM sits in second-place after firing a first-round 7-over-par 295. University of North Alabama holds the team lead by seven strokes after carding an even-par first-round of 288.
Hosted by UTM, the Grover Page Classic is a 54-hole tournament being played at Jackson Country Club in Jackson. The 90-player field features competitors from 16 institutions including five from Tennessee. The par-72 course is playing at 6,783 yards.
Slayton, who has the advantage of working at Jackson Country Club, fired a 2-under-par front-nine with birdies on Nos. 7 and 9. He then managed an even-par back side to take the first-round lead. His early aggressiveness on the front side allowed him to carry confidence into the more challenging portion of the course. While Slayton's competition was faltering on the back side, he was able to avoid trouble and record par on each hole on the back-nine.
Hunter Prescott recorded a 1-over-par 73 for Tennessee-Martin, landing him in a tie for 12th. Prescott fired and even-par front-nine, then fought through an up-and-down back-nine to finish only 1-over-par. He recorded three bogeys but was able to answer with birdie on the following hole, all but one time.
Robert Lents, who grew up playing Jackson Country Club, fired a round of 2-over-par 74. Lents also recorded an even-par front-nine before finding trouble on the back-nine. He recorded bogeys on hole Nos. 12, 13 and 14, but was able to recover with birdie on No. 17 and par on No. 18 to end the first-round on a positive note. Lents sits in a tie for 17th.
Jason Bell, Chase Grissom and Bradley Stevens all recorded 6-over-par 78s for Tennessee-Martin while Sam Hinson carded a 12-over-par 84 and Wesley Stewart recorded a 13-over-par 85 performance.
Behind North Alabama and tied with Tennessee-Martin for second-place is Southern Illinois University who also recorded a 7-over-par 295.
Sitting alone in fourth-place is Tennessee State with a 13-over-par 301 and rounding out the top-five are Tennessee Tech and Lewis University with 14-over-par 302s.
The Grover Page Classic is named for former Tennessee-Martin golf coach Grover Page. Page led the Skyhawk golf program from its inception through his retirement following the 2001 season. During Page's career he coached seven different golfers to 11 All-American honors.
Second-round action began following the completion of round one, but was unable to be completed because of darkness. The second-round will resume at 9 a.m. and will be followed immediately by final-round action.
As a team, UTM sits in second-place after firing a first-round 7-over-par 295. University of North Alabama holds the team lead by seven strokes after carding an even-par first-round of 288.
Hosted by UTM, the Grover Page Classic is a 54-hole tournament being played at Jackson Country Club in Jackson. The 90-player field features competitors from 16 institutions including five from Tennessee. The par-72 course is playing at 6,783 yards.
Slayton, who has the advantage of working at Jackson Country Club, fired a 2-under-par front-nine with birdies on Nos. 7 and 9. He then managed an even-par back side to take the first-round lead. His early aggressiveness on the front side allowed him to carry confidence into the more challenging portion of the course. While Slayton's competition was faltering on the back side, he was able to avoid trouble and record par on each hole on the back-nine.
Hunter Prescott recorded a 1-over-par 73 for Tennessee-Martin, landing him in a tie for 12th. Prescott fired and even-par front-nine, then fought through an up-and-down back-nine to finish only 1-over-par. He recorded three bogeys but was able to answer with birdie on the following hole, all but one time.
Robert Lents, who grew up playing Jackson Country Club, fired a round of 2-over-par 74. Lents also recorded an even-par front-nine before finding trouble on the back-nine. He recorded bogeys on hole Nos. 12, 13 and 14, but was able to recover with birdie on No. 17 and par on No. 18 to end the first-round on a positive note. Lents sits in a tie for 17th.
Jason Bell, Chase Grissom and Bradley Stevens all recorded 6-over-par 78s for Tennessee-Martin while Sam Hinson carded a 12-over-par 84 and Wesley Stewart recorded a 13-over-par 85 performance.
Behind North Alabama and tied with Tennessee-Martin for second-place is Southern Illinois University who also recorded a 7-over-par 295.
Sitting alone in fourth-place is Tennessee State with a 13-over-par 301 and rounding out the top-five are Tennessee Tech and Lewis University with 14-over-par 302s.
The Grover Page Classic is named for former Tennessee-Martin golf coach Grover Page. Page led the Skyhawk golf program from its inception through his retirement following the 2001 season. During Page's career he coached seven different golfers to 11 All-American honors.
Second-round action began following the completion of round one, but was unable to be completed because of darkness. The second-round will resume at 9 a.m. and will be followed immediately by final-round action.
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