Hutchinson CC Sports Information
NEWTON – Hutchinson Community College sophomore Corey Scullion was only 1 of 10 players to shoot under par in tough scoring conditions on Day 1 of the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational on Sunday at Sand Creek Station.
Scullion led the Blue Dragons to a 299 team score (11 over par) on Sunday. The Blue Dragons are in ninth place after 18 holes of the 17-team tournament. Hutchinson trails team leader Kansas City by 12 strokes.
Kansas City shot a 1-under 287 on Sunday to lead South Dakota State by one stroke. St. Thomas University is third at 289 and Wichita State is fourth at 292.
Midland College is the top NJCAA team in the field after the opening round. The Chaparrals shot 296. Indian Hills and Odessa are tied for seventh at 297 and then the Dragons at 299. Garden City is 15th after a 304 on Sunday. Dodge City is 16th at 305.
Scullion had a very steady round in the first round. Starting on hole No. 10, Scullion was even at the turn with a birdie on No. 11 and bogey on No. 17. Scullion had a birdie on No. 7 to play his back nine in one-under 35.
Scullion is six shots off the pace of Kansas City golfer Harry Bent, who shot 65 on Sunday.
Freshman Grant Hatzenbuehler is tied for 28th at 2-over 74. Hatzenbuehler had a roller-coaster round on Sunday. He had his third eagle of the season, carding a three on the par-5 626-yard fourth hole and birdies on Nos. 3 and 9. Hatzenbuehler also had six bogeys in his first round.
The Blue Dragons used scores of freshman Mark Hewlett and sophomore Jack Northgraves. Both are tied for 58th after an opening-round 77. Freshman Ronnie Gibb is tied for 80th after a 79.
Blue Dragon individual player Joe Austin is also tied for 80th after opening with a 79.