Eagle Staff Report

AUSTIN -- Caldwell's Carson Scitern shot a 74 and is tied for seventh place after the rain-delayed opening round of the Class 3A state golf tournament Thursday.

Scitern, who is three shots off the lead, recorded birdies on the par-4 first and 10th holes over the 6,739-yard Roy Kizer Golf Club course. His one double bogey came on the 215-yard par-3 fourth.

Madisonville's Marcus Bennett, who beat Scitern for the Region III individual championship, is tied for ninth at 75. Bennett also had a pair of birdies in his round, which included a triple-bogey 7 at the 18th hole.

Texarkana Pleasant Grove's Sean Romero shot an even-par 71 for the lead. Lampasas' Stayton Lindeman and Andrews' Jeff Joyce are each one shot back.

The tightly bunched field has 12 golfers within four shots of the leader.

Rockdale is in seventh place in the 3A team race at 327. After a 299, Prosper has a six-shot advantage over second-place Pleasant Grove.

Rockdale's Patrick David shot a 79 to pace the Tigers. Kirk Williams had an 80. Other Rockdale golfers included Casey Burrough (83) Grant Galbreath (85) and Garrett Korenek (87).

The tournament, which had been scheduled to start at 8 a.m., was delayed as strong thunderstorms and high winds moved through Austin. The teams eventually began with a shotgun start at 2:10 p.m.

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