Pinehurst Challenge First Round Results

PINEHURST, N.C.-- The Mars Hill men's golf team sits in 12th place after the first round of the Pinehurst Challenge, which was completed Monday.

The Lions shot a collective 344 (+56) on the day. The top Mars Hill individual finisher was Dylan Payne, who shot a 78 (+6) to tie for 27th place. Chase Lippard shot a 38 on the back nine for the best nine-hole score by a Lion on the day.

Lincoln Memorial leads overall with a score of 296 (+8). Johnny Page of Lincoln Memorial sits atop the individual leaderboard with a score of 70 (-2).

Round Two continues tomorrow at Pinehurst.