WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's golf team fired a 297 (+17) in the first round of the Kingsmill Intercollegiate and opened the 54-hole tournament tied for sixth on Sunday afternoon in Williamsburg. Louisville leads the event after shooting an even par 280.
 
Junior Sam Aronoff led William & Mary on the first day of the competition firing a 72 (+2), which puts him in a tie for 12th and four strokes off the individual lead. Senior Austin Morrison and sophomore Will Stewart were just one stroke behind Aronoff, each firing an opening round 73 (+3). Freshman Walker Campbell and sophomore David Hicks fired a 79 and 80, respectively rounding out the Tribe's lineup.
 
The entire Tribe lineup is playing the three day event, and junior Alex Shattuck led the individual group by firing a 75 in the first round. Just off of Shattuck's pace are senior Davis Morrison with 76 and junior Bryce Johnson with a 77.
 
The second round of the 2017 Kingsmill Intercollegiate will get underway on the River Course with one shotgun start time at 11 a.m. This is a change to the original schedule because of the potential for frost over night. The final shotgun round of the event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 at 8:15 a.m.
 
2017 Kingsmill Intercollegiate – 54 Holes
River Course at Kingsmill Resort – Par 70, 6778 Yards
Team Standings
1. Louisville 280 (E)
2. Penn State 283 (+3)
3. Tennessee 286 (+6)
4. Sam Houston State 290 (+10)
5. Marshall 294 (+14)
6. Winthrop 297 (+17)
    William & Mary 297 (+17)
8. Radford 299 (+19)
9. Drake 300 (+20)
10. Temple 303 (+23)
11. Loyola (Md.) 304 (+24)
      Eastern Kentucky 304 (+24)
13. Xavier 306 (+26)
      Old Dominion 306 (+26)
15.  Binghamton 308 (+28)
16.  High Point 309 (+29)
 17. Youngstown State 311 (+31)
 18.  St. Bonaventure 313 (+33)
 19. Delaware 314 (+34)
        St. Francis (Pa.) 314 (+34)
 21. Fort Wayne 320 (+40)
 22. Towson 321 (+41)

Top Five Players
1. Keegan de Lange (Louisville) 68 (-2)
     Nicholas Platret (Louisville) 68 (-2)
3. Andrew Ertle (Sam Houston State) 69 (-1)
     Rhys Nevin Wharton (Tennessee) 69 (-1)
     Ryan Domes (Penn State) 69 (-1)
 
William & Mary Players
T-12. Sam Aronoff 72 (+2)
T-17 Austin Morrison 73 (+3)
T-17 Will Stewart 73 (+3)
T-36 Alex Shattuck 75 (+5)**
T-54 Davis Morrison 76 (+6)**
T-65 Bryce Johnson 77 (+7)**
T-83 Walker Campbell 79 (+9)
T-89 David Hicks 80 (+10)
T-89 Tom Simmonds 80 (+10)
T-89 Gavin deFisser 80 (+10)
T-103 Ben Morris 82 (+12)

**denotes playing as an individual