CALLAWASSIE ISLAND, S.C. – After the first round of play at the BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championship Presented by Jeep in sunny but windy conditions, the top six teams are separated by only four strokes with DePaul and Georgetown tied for first place. The Championship is being played at the Callawassie Island Golf Club for the fourth straight year.
DePaul and Georgetown both compiled team scores of 14-over-par 302. Marquette, Seton Hall and Xavier are tied for third place two strokes back at 304 (+16). Butler is sixth at 305 (+17).
The second round of the 54-hole tournament begins Monday at 8 a.