CLEMSON, S.C. — Oscar Valdemar Holm Bredkjær and Gabriel Holtz both fired rounds of five-under-par 67 on Friday to lead Clemson to the lead after the first round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga. Both Clemson golfers are the individual leaders in the tournament as well.
Clemson had a team score of 12-under-par 276 to take a one-shot lead over Georgia Southern. Northwestern is two shots back at 10-under-par. The tournament continues for the 14-team field on Saturday and Sunday.
Clemson had 20 birdies as a team and led the field in par four scoring at seven under par.
Bredkjaer, Clemson’s top golfer this year with a 70.67 stroke average, birdied his last three holes on the front nine to finish with a 32. The 25th ranked player in the nation had six birdies and just one bogey for his round and played the last 15 holes bogey free.
Holtz, a freshman from Boca Raton, Fla. made six birdies in an eight-hole stretch between the 8th and 15th holes. He had four birdies on par four holes in that run. He had nine-hole scores of 34-33.
Hampton Roberts, the senior transfer from North Carolina, also had an under par round with a 70 on the par 72 course. He had three birdies and just one bogey and also played the last 15 holes bogey free.
Rich Wills was Clemson’s fourth counting score with an even-par 72. He played the last 13 holes bogey free. Daniel McBrien, a freshman from Holly Springs, N.C. shot a 74, but did play even par golf on the back nine.
Biagio Gagliardi is playing the tournament as an individual and had an even-par 72. He had four birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey.