Feb. 17, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s golf team finished the first day of the Puerto Rico Classic Sunday with a 304 for 14th on the par 72, 6,902-yard River Course at the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Grande, P.R.

Alabama leads the field of 15 teams with a 279 after the first round of play. Clemson’s Billy Kennerly is first among all student-athletes with a 5-under 67.

Freshman Max Rosenthal finished tied for 36th to lead the squad with a 2-over 74. Sophomore Boo Timko finished with a 4-over 76 and teammates Tee-k Kelly and Michael Bernard both carded a 5-over 77. Sophomore Grant Weaver rounded out the team with a 7-over 79.

Round two continues Monday with an 8 a.m. ET shotgun start.

2013 Puerto Rico Classic – Round 1
Rio Mar Country Club – Rio Grande, P.R.
Par 72, 6,902 yards

Team Standings
1. Alabama – 279 (-9)
2. Oklahoma – 280 (-8)
3. Clemson – 281 (-7)
4. Georgia Tech – 286 (-2)
5. SMU – 287 (-1)
6. Georgia – 290 (+2)
7. North Carolina – 291 (+3)
T8. Virginia Tech – 292 (+4)
T8. Augusta State – 292 (+4)
10. East Tennessee State – 296 (+8)
11. Northwestern – 297 (+9)
12. Michigan – 298 (+10)
13. North Carolina State – 303 (+15)
14. Ohio State – 304 (+16)
15. Purdue – 308 (+20)

Ohio State Standings
T36. Max Rosenthal – 74 (+2)
T53. Boo Timko – 76 (+4)
T58. Tee-k Kelly – 77 (+5)
T58. Michael Bernard – 77 (+5)
T66. Grant Weaver – 79 (+7)