Brandon Godwin and Faulkner University are in the driver's seat at the TaylorMade-adidas Intercollegiate at Dataw Island.
A junior from Deatsville, Ala., Godwin shot rounds of 73 and 71 on Monday to finish the first day at even-par 144, good enough for a six-stroke lead and to lead Faulkner, an NAIA school in Montgomery, Ala., to a 17-stroke lead over second-place Hampden-Sydney.
Godwin had plenty of help from his Eagles teammates. Hrafn Gudlaugsson is tied for second (74-76--150), while Daniel Jansen is fifth (74-78--152).
Host Ohio Wesleyan, led by Cal Axe (T6., 73-80--153) is fourth, 28 strokes off the lead.
On the women's side, the host Battling Bishops are on top by nine strokes over Savannah State.
The individual leader is again from Faulkner. Emma Sears shot an 87, good for a two stroke lead on Ohio Wesleyan's Courtney Tincher, Savannah State's Michelle Gifford and Washington & Lee's Rachael Wright.
Play starts at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
TaylorMade-adidas Intercollegiate
At Dataw Island
Men's Team Scores
1. Faulkner 604, 2. Hampden-Sydney 621, 3. Wake Tech 632, 4. Ohio Wesleyan 632, 5. Centenary 634, 6. Washington & Lee 641, 7. Hardin-Simmons 642, 8. Mt. St. Joseph 643, 9. Hanover 649, 10. Shenandoah, 670, 11. Va. Wesleyan 674, 12. Nazareth 702, 13. MacMurray 709.
Men's Individual Top 10
1. Brandon Godwin, Faulkner 73-71--144
T2. Zander Winston, Centenary 77-73--150
T2. Hrafn Gudlaugsson, Faulkner 74-76--150
4. Patrick Clossin, W&L 74-77--151
5. Daniel Jansen, Faulkner 74-78--152
T6. Wes Strader, Wake Tech 76-77--153
T6. Cal Axe, Ohio Wesleyan 73-80--153
T8. Teddy Corcoran, W&L 75-79--154
T8. Brandon Heard, H-S 75-79--154
T10. George Whiting, H-S 78-77--155
T10. Thomas Cole, H-S 75-80--155
Women's Team Scores
1. Ohio Wesleyan 377, 2. Savannah State 386, 3. Nazareth 392, 4. Faulkner 400.
Women's Individual Top 10
1. Emma Sears, Faulkner 44-43--87
T2. Courtney Tincher, Ohio Wesleyan 42-47--89
T2. Michell Gifford, Savannah St. 44-45--89
T2. Rachael Wright*, W&L 45-44--89
T5. Jocelyn Williams, Savannah St. 42-50--92
T5. Amy Greenbolt, Ohio Wesleyan 45-47--92
T7. Molly Rowell*, Wake Tech 48-46--94
T7. Brooke Fuller, Faulkner 47-47--94
9. Amy Greenwood, Ohio Wesleyan 48-48--95
10. Meaghan Porter, Nazareth 45-51--96


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