CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Bridgewater College men's golf kicked off play with an opening-round 318 at the 47th Annual Marine Corps Intercollegiate.

The Eagles finished the day in the top-nine of the 16 teams who competed on the longer Gold Course, a group that was led by Methodist and N.C. Wesleyan.

Senior Luke Hill led the way with a 76, followed by Jason Spaar's 79.

Another senior, Ocean Armstrong, shot 80. Jake Norby (83) and Jeremy Pannebaker (87) also competed for Bridgewater.

The Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate Golf Championship is a 54-hole event conducted at Paradise Point Golf Course each year, usually during the last weekend of March. The event was first held in 1972. Its purpose, in part, was to expose young college students to the military environment and conduct an event to foster interaction between the college and the active duty and retired Marines in the Camp Lejeune area

For the first two rounds, college golfers play alongside Marines from Camp Lejeune and other military members.