JEKYLL ISLAND- The Millsaps Majors men's golf team finds themselves in the middle of the pack, 15th out of 30 after day one of the Jekyll Island Collegiate. 

"Overall, we were not pleased with our play today,". coach Eddie Brescher said. " We had a few guys play good, but as a team we did not play our best golf today.  However, these guys are very tough and I fully expect them to bounce back over the next two days."

As a team, the Majors shot a collective 309, led by Drew Richardson, who shot a 74 (T-17) and Thomas Baxter who was a stroke back at 75 (T-27). 

"Thomas played a very solid round today.  He hit the ball well off the tee and hit a lot of green, but never had any close birdie opportunities," coach Brescher said. "  It is always tough to make a birdies when you have twenty and thirty footers all day, but he didnt have any big mistakes and managed a ton of pars for his teammates today

Richardson leads the tournament in par-4 scoring, at 3.70 strokes and three under par. 

"Drew got off to a hot start today with birdies on the first four holes," coach said after the match. "He had a rough stretch before making the turn, but hung in there and played solid the rest of the way. He is playing some good golf as of late and he should be in the mix to the end."

The Majors look to strike on Saturday, often dubbed "moving day" in the golfing world where teams and players look to put themselves in position for Sunday.