May 7, 2012

Wilmington Leads After Day One of NCAA DII Golf Super Regionals

HERSHEY, Pa. (May 7, 2012) - After one round of play at the NCAA Atlantic/East Super Regional Golf Tournament, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference member (CACC) Wilmington University leads the field of 20 with a first round total of 301 at the Hershey Country Club.

Other Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference teams competing in the Super Regional are Post and Goldey-Beacom. Post finished with a 316 (+32) and in a tie for seventh while Goldey-Beacom shot a 323 (+39) and is in a tie for 10th after one day in Hershey.

Opened in 1969, the par-71 East Course at Hershey Country Club is a golf enthusiast's dream, featuring elevated greens, three sparkling lakes, and more than 100 bunkers. Designer George Fazio captured the natural beauty of central Pennsylvania's countryside with views that golfers can appreciate on every hole. The course boasts numerous natural hazards, rolling fairways, and daunting greens, stretching 7,061 yards with a rating of 74.5 and a slope of 136.

The East Course has hosted several PGA tournaments, most recently the Nationwide Tour's Reese's Cup Classic, an event on professional golf's development tour.

2012 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Golf Super Regional

1 – Wilmington 301
2 – IUP 309
3 – UMass-Lowell 310
4 – St. Thomas Aquinas 312
5 – Concord 313
6 – California, Pa. 314
7 – Bluefield State 316
7 – Post 316
9 – Charleston 320
10 – Davis & Elkins 322
10 – Goldey-Beacom 322
12 – Bentley 323
13 – Fayetteville St. 324
14 – Dowling 325
15 – Clarion 327
16 – American International 329
17 – Mercyhurst 331
18 – Adelphi 332
19 – West Chester 336
20 – Franklin Pierce 342

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