MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Missouri Western Men’s Golf sits tied for ninth place after day one at the NSU Men’s Golf Classic. Patrick McCarthy leads the Griffons after the first two rounds and is currently tied for ninth on the individual leaderboards.

The Griffons got out to a hot start as a team and finished the first round with a score of 280. Missouri Western was in fifth place going into the second round but was unable to duplicate the results of the first round. The team finished the second round with a 292 and dropped down to ninth place going into Tuesday.

Patrick McCarthy played consistent in the first two rounds and finished -4. He posted a 68 in the first round before following with a 70 in the second round. McCarthy currently sits tied for ninth.

Tom Buffington is the second Griffon on the leaderboards with a 145 and tied for 44th. Buffington has the second-best round of anyone on the Griffons at the event, shooting a 69 in the first round.

Missouri Western will tee off the third round of the NSU Classic at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

— MWSU Athletics —