Longview, Texas - The Centenary men's golf team is in sixth place after round one of the 2022 Pinecrest Invitational hosted by LeTourneau University on Monday at the Pinecrest Country Club.
Centenary junior Richard Polan (Brno, Czech Republic) has a share of the individual lead after one round as he fired a 2-under par 70 at the par-71, 6,541-yard PCC. The Gents shot a 28-over par 316 on Monday in their first action this spring.
Round two action was suspended at 7 p.m. as severe weather was entering the area. Play is scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and then the final round for both the men and women is slated for a 9:30 a.m. tee time.
Centenary is joined by the host YellowJackets and 13 other schools - East Texas Baptist University, Hendrix College, Schreiner University, Tyler Junior College, Jacksonville College, Murray State, University of Houston-Victoria, Central College, Dallas Christian College, Concordia University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Louisiana Christian University, and McMurry University.
Schreiner is the team leader after one round after the Mountaineers shot a 5-over par 293. Concordia is second at 13-over par 301, Central College is third (+15 – 303) and East Texas Baptist is fourth at 20-over par 308. The LeTourneau "A" team is fifth at 26-over 314 and its "B" team is seventh at 41-over par 329.
A pair of Concordia teammates, Ben Constancio and Christopher Reitmeyer, are tied with Polan for the individual lead. Reitmeyer is playing as an individual.
Centenary sophomore Drew Bennett (Bossier City, La.) shot a 6-over par 71 on Monday and is tied for 12th, senior Harrison John (Lafayette, La.) is tied for 39th after shooting a 13-over 84. Sophomore Ricky Blair (Bossier City, La.) is just behind him in a tie for 42nd after shooting a 14-over 85. Freshman Tyler Jones (Stonewall, La.) is 46th after posting a 92 and junior Devan Martin (Watson, La.) shot a 98 and sits in 48th place. The Gents are in action for the first time since recording a 10th-place finish at the University of Dallas Crusader Invitational at the WinStar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla. in October as Bennett earned the Gents' top finish as he tied for 35th place.
Centenary finished fifth in last season's Pinecrest Invitational as Polan highlighted the tournament as he tied for the individual lead after the final round and then lost to Houston-Victoria's Max Schliesing in a five-hole playoff for the individual title. Polan has now earned a top-20 finish in seven of his last eight tournaments.
The Gents will next be in action on March 21-22 as they host the annual Hal Sutton Invitational at the Golf Club at Stonebridge in Bossier City.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mgolf/2021-22/schedule
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