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MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. -- The nationally-ranked No. 17 Hampden-Sydney College Golf team posted a first-round score of 295 on Sunday to stand in a tie for 17th among 24 teams at the Golfweek October Classic being played at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort's Raven Golf Club in Miramar Beach, Florida. Senior Rece Lott (Fort Worth, TX) is leading the Tigers with his two-over par 73 that is tied for 50th individually among the 120 collegiate golfers.

Lott posted three birdies and 12 pars during his opening round on the 6,623-yard, par 71 layout, and is being followed by classmates and team captain Nick Rubino (Charlotte, NC) (74, T-68th) and John Hutcheson (Edina, MN) (74, T-68th), along with sophomore Jack Barnes (Manakin Sabot) (74, T-68th) and freshman Oliver Tobin (Charlotte, NC) (74, T-68th). Rubino had two birdies and 12 pars. Hutcheson had four birdies and 10 pars. Barnes had one birdie and 14 pars. Tobin had four birdies and nine pars.

The extremely-competitive tournament field features eight of the Top 10 among 18 of the Top 25 teams in latest Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll, including defending national champion and No. 1 Methodist (NC), No. 2 Emory (GA), defending national runner-up and No. 3 Carnegie Mellon (PA), No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan, No. 5 Oglethorpe (GA), No. 6 Washington and Lee, No. 7 Huntingdon (AL), No. 10 Lynchburg, No. 11 (tied) Kenyon (OH), No. 13 LeTourneau (TX), No. 15 Bethel (MN), No. 16 Babson (MA), No. 17 Hampden-Sydney, No. 18 Pomona-Pitzer (CA), No. 20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, No. 21 (tied) Sewanee (TN) and No. 21 (tied) St. John's (MN). In addition, the other four schools participating in the tournament are each receiving votes in the latest poll.
 
Sewanee is leading the event with its 11-under par 273, while Colin Edwards of Sewanee and Chase Walts of Methodist are the individual leaders after 18 holes at five-under par 66.

H-SC will continue its competition in the three-day, 54-hole tournament on Monday, October 14, in Florida.