Bessemer, Ala. ^__ Sophomore Kim Byeongkwan shot a 72 even-par during round one and is tied for eighth on the individual leaderboard, helping lead Alabama A&M to third place as a team after round one at the PGA Works Championships on Monday at the Shoals Creek Golf Club.

The Bulldogs were 10-over as a team on the opening round of play, seven shots behind second place North Carolina A&T and two shots ahead of Chicago State.
 
During round one, the team combined for 14 birdies on the day in their 298 total —including leading in par three holes at 3.19 per and finishing second on par four holes with an average on 4.1 strokes on the day. Individually, Byeongkwan and Jason Johnson both finished in the top five of the field with a 3.0 par three scoring average.

Johson was next on the leaderboard for A&M with a 1-over 73 on Monday and is tied for tenth with two other golfers.

Behind Johnson, Niall Bagnall and Felipe Gomez Lopez provided the Bulldogs with counting rounds of 4-over and 5-over respectively, placing them tied for 17th and 22nd respectively.
 
Round two will begin tomorrow, with tee-time slated again for 8:30 a.m. Play will continue to be stat live and broadcast on the Golf Channel.
 
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