No. 2 Men's Golf Fifth at Golf Club of Georgia

Friday, October 19

Alpharetta, Ga.

All Day

Duke University

Day One at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Championship

Men's Golf Heads to Valspar Collegiate in Palm City

No. 2 Men's Golf Fifth at Golf Club of Georgia

10/19/2018 7:16:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round 1 Results

By: Duke Sports Information

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Senior Alex Smalley and sophomore Adrien Pendaries each shot rounds of four-under 68, with Pendaries acing the par-three 17th, to highlight the opening the round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational Friday outside Atlanta.

Pendaries capped his round with the hole-in-one on the 226-yard par-3 17th, ripping a five-iron for his first competitive ace as a Blue Devil. It is the second straight year a Duke player has recorded an ace after Jake Shuman had one at last spring's Valspar Collegiate Championship.

“I did a good job of scoring today,” said Pendaries. “I didn't have my A-game, but limited the mistakes and made some good putts for birdie – and a hole-in-one is always a nice bonus. I'm excited for the team, we shot under par today but have much more in the tank. We have performed very well on second days recently so I think we are all excited to get out tomorrow and try to move up the leaderboard.”

Pendaries backup his ace with a birdie the par-5 18th to sign for 68 his. He and Smalley, who birdied six holes including the 18th, are tied for seventh after 18 holes.

As a team, the No. 2 Blue Devils posted a two-under 286 and are tied for fifth with 36 holes remaining. Third-ranked Georgia Tech, the tournament's host, leads after an opening-round 270. No. 15 Clemson and No. 11 Wake Forest are tied for second (276), with No. 10 USC in fourth (278). Duke is part of a four-way tie for fifth.

Junior Chandler Eaton posted a 74 on Friday, followed by sophomore Evan Katz (76) and junior Steven DiLisio (82).

Round 2 begins tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. ET as the Blue Devils are paired with Texas A&M and Virginia.

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