FGCU M. Golf: Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport and FGCU Classic Opening Round Recap

 Senior Andrew Potter is positioned in fifth place individually, while the FGCU men's golf team shot a 615 (+39) on Sunday to sit in fifth among nine teams through the first day of the Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport and FGCU Classic at Old Corkscrew.

The Eagles are just one stroke behind Lafayette College and six strokes behind third-place Eastern Kentucky.

Potter improved his opening-round score by four strokes with an even-par 72. He is just three strokes off co-leaders Erik Lindwall (Eastern Kentucky) and Pontus Nyholm (Campbell).

"It was tough out there for us today," FGCU head coach Eric Booker said. "Fortunately, Andrew has been a steady presence for us, and he is in contention. As a team, a top-3 finish is very attainable, and I'm looking for us to bounce back in strong fashion on Monday."

Freshman Tate Heintzelma also improved from his opening round performance with a second-round 75. His 152 (+8) has him tied for 13th, while junior Brent Fredericksen and freshman Chase Bigham are both tied for 22nd with a 156 (+12).

Individual results:
T-5. Andrew Potter - 76-72---148 (+4)
T-13. Tate Heintzelman - 77-75---152 (+8)
T-22. Brent Fredericksen - 76-80---156 (+12)
T-33. Cole Castro - 77-82---159 (+15)
51. Doug Smith - 87-86---173 (+29)

Others competing as individuals:
T-22. Chase Bigham - 80-76---156 (+12)
T-39. Mark Iwinski Jr. - 81-81---162 (+18)
T-43. Luke Farmer - 78-85---163 (+19)
T-48. Remec Carlson - 85-82---167 (+23)

Complete Field (Sorted by GolfStat ranking as of Oct. 16)
1. #46 Campbell - 293-298---591 (+15)
2. #150 UT Arlington - 300-295---595 (+19)
3. #138 Eastern Kentucky - 308-301---609 (+33)
4. #223 Lafayette - 312-302---614 (+38)
5. #154 FGCU - 306-309---615 (+39)
6. #184 Purdue Fort Wayne - 310-312---622 (+46)
7. #213 Saint Joseph's (PA) - 320-303---623 (+47)
8. #262 Robert Morris - 321-319---640 (+64)
9. #225 Creighton - 332-315---647 (+71)