PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Temple men's golf turned in a solid first round at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship Sunday. The Owls' top three golfers, redshirt sophomore John Barone and sophomores Trey Wren and Gary McCabe, all carded 74s to help Temple place seventh in the nine-team field. The tournament is being held at Innisbrook Golf Resort's par-71, 7,125-yard Copperhead Course.
Temple, which turned in a 298 (+14), was seven-over with three holes remaining, but the Owls top four golfers were a plus-seven on holes seven thru nine to end the round.