{"id":256105,"date":"2025-11-01T20:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/256105\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T20:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T20:02:11","slug":"hunter-tied-for-1st-leads-mens-golf-in-first-round-at-fripp-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/256105\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter, Tied for 1st, Leads Men’s Golf in First Round at Fripp Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. \u2013 Central Michigan’s Keith Hunter<\/a> shot a 5-under par 66 on Saturday to share the first-round lead at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate at Ocean Creek Golf Club.
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\nHunter, a senior from New Hamburg, Ont., is tied with Winston Kelenc-Blank of Lafayette atop the leaderboard. They hold a one-shot lead over Jude Carper of Gardner-Webb.
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\nHunter’s 66 ties his career low for aggregate score, and his 5-under is a career best. He posted a 66 in the second round of the Earl Yestingmeier Invitational in Muncie, Ind. That score came at Delaware Country Club, which was playing to par 70.
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\nHunter’s round on Saturday at Ocean Creek included seven birdies against two bogeys.
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\nThe second round is scheduled for Sunday and the final round of the 54-hole, stroke-play event is set for Monday.
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\nIt is the final tournament of the fall season for the Chippewas.
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\nHunter led the Chippewas to a 5-over 289 team score. CMU is tied with Charleston Southern for fourth place in the nine-team field.
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\nGardner-Webb (283) is first, one shot ahead of Lafayette.
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\nAlso for the Chippewas on Saturday, Jeffrey Andrus<\/a> shot a 1-over 72, Hudson Vedder<\/a> posted a 4-over 75, Philippe Yturralde<\/a> shot a 5-over 76, and Jeffrey Sager<\/a> shot a 6-over 77.
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\nAndrus is tied for 15th, Vedder is tied for 36th, Yturralde is tied for 39th, and Sager is 44th.
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\nCMU’s Nicholas Kilgore<\/a>, playing as an individual, shot 80 on Saturday and is tied for 52nd.
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