Bethlehem, PA -
Taishi Shigaki shot 76 (+4) in the first round of the Lehigh Invitational at Saucon Valley Country Club Friday. Shigaki is tied for 28th in the 78-player field. Hofstra is 13th out of 13 teams at 321 (+33).
Joseph Giamanco and
Eugene Kang were Hofstra's next best scorers, each shooting an 80 (+8) and tying for 58th with eight other golfers.
Tyler Barbaro, playing as an individual, shot an 82 (+10) in the first round and is tied for 68th. Both
Vincent Apostolico and
Jaxon Hummel are tied for 76th after shooting an 85 (+13).
Harry Dessel of Lafayette College and Evan Sitts of Binghamton are tied for first at 68 (-4). Three strokes behind them are Jahan Bains from Lehigh and Andres Rodriguez from Evansville at 71 (-1). Lehigh holds the team title at 293 (+5), with Evansville just two strokes behind at 295 (+7).
The final round of the Lehigh Invitational gets underway Saturday at 9:30am.