JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Lamar University finished the opening round of the Bank of Tennessee tournament tied for seventh among 13 teams after shooting a 3-under-par 285 Monday afternoon at Blackthorn Club.

The Cardinals finished the round with one eagle, 16 birdies and 56 pars. Lamar is tied with Austin Peay and sits four strokes behind sixth-place Eastern Kentucky.

Matthew Bramford led the Cardinals, tying for 13th after firing a 3-under 69. Bramford played a bogey-free front nine with two birdies and seven pars before adding two birdies and six pars on the back nine.

Nathan Woodham also finished inside the top 20, tying for 19th after recording two birdies, an eagle and 13 pars. Woodham played a bogey-free back nine at 2 under.

Rory Bennet finished the day at 1-under 71 with four birdies and 11 pars.

Freddie Surgey played a bogey-free back nine with two birdies and seven pars while Fermin Martinez added four birdies and eight pars.

Virginia Commonwealth leads the tournament after carding a 10-under 278, holding a two-stroke advantage over Kent State, Eastern Michigan, Toledo and East Tennessee State.

Competing as an individual, VCU's North Chery sits atop the individual leaderboard at 8-under 64, one stroke ahead of teammate Theophile Archer.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

T13         Matthew Bramford       69
T19         Nathan Woodham       70
T32         Rory Bennet                71
T75         Freddie Surgey            75
T89         Fermin Martinez           78

UP NEXT

The second round begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.