HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team stands in a tie for third place after the first round of competition at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate on Sunday.

TEAM

• The Spartans finished the first round of the three-day tournament with a three-under-par (285).
• Kennesaw State and Arkansas stand in first and second place, respectively after the first round.
• UNCG is one of eight teams that still stands with an under-par score out of the 19 teams competing.
• The Spartans lead all teams with 22 birdies and are tied for second in par fours with a 4.04 average.
• The team collected a total of 49 total pars on the day.

INDIVIDUAL

• Symon Balbin leads the Spartans standing in a tie for third place after shooting a four-under-par (68) in round one.
• Balbin stands atop the leaderboard with a 3.80 par fours average.
• Noah Connor follows closely behind with a two-under-par (70), tied for ninth place.
• Tommy Lamb notched a one-over-par (73) in the opening round to earn a tie for 39^th place.
• Randall Hudson and Kelvin Hernandez came just in behind Lamb for both to earn a two-over-par (74) and finish in a tie for 51^st place.
• Jack Marcotte finished the day with a five-over-par (77), while Keenan Royalty tallied out the scorecard for the Spartans with a six-over-par (78).

Up Next 
The Spartans will continue at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate on Tuesday, Feb. 13 for an 7:30 AM EST/8:30 AST shotgun start at the Palmas del Mar Golf Club for the second round.