Blessings Collegiate Invitational: Driscoll, Arkansas lead after Day One

October 2, 2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

John Driscoll (Arkansas Athletics Photo)

Driscoll bogeyed his first and last holes but sandwiched six birdies in between to hold the first-round lead.

John Driscoll of Arkansas shot a 4-under 68 in the first round of the fourth annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.

Driscoll made six birdies and two bogeys on his first hole, No. 10, and his last hole, No. 9.

Driscoll birdied Holes No. 3, 4, 6, and 8 to race up the leaderboard and shoot a 33 on his second nine of the day.

Driscoll's teammate, Manuel Lozada, shot a 3-under 69 to sit in solo second place after the first round.

Lozada recorded a hole-in-one on No. 13, pacing the way for his round of 69. The rest of his round was uneventful, making two birdies and one bogey.

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Alex Goff of Kentucky was the only golfer able to get in between the top four Arkansas golfers, shooting 2-under 70 and T3 with Jacob Skov Olesen, and Matthis Lefevre of Arkansas.

Driscoll, Lozada, and Skov Olesen are on the Arkansas "A" team, while Lefevre is representing the "B" team.

In the team competition, Arkansas leads by nine shots and sits at 9-under. They were the only team to shoot under par.

Mississippi State is in solo second place at even par, and Kentucky is in solo third place at 5-over.

Results: Blessings Collegiate

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	John Driscoll	Lake Mary, FL	600	68-68=136
T2	Alex Goff	Kings Mountain, NC	400	70-70=140
T2	Hunter Logan	Steens, MS	400	73-67=140
T4	Brock Winter	Stillwater, MN	300	72-70=142
T4	Manuel Lozada	, Argentina	300	69-73=142

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Blessings Collegiate Invitational: Driscoll, Arkansas lead after Day One

Started in 2020, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational features men’s and women’s teams competing in a 54- hole stroke play format for individual and team honors.