Hugo Almeida sits in a tie for first place as the Chestnut Hill College golf team finished Tuesday's first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Golf Championship at Jeffersonville Country Club in Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania sitting in a tied for sixth place
The Griffins produced a team score of 316 for the first round, equaling the score produced by Dominican University. The team sits four strokes behind fifth place Post University (312). Saint Thomas Aquinas College leads the field after the opening round with a score of 293.
Almeida fired a one-over par score of 71 to finish in a three-way tie for first place after the opening round along with Conor McKenna of STAC and Eduardo Villarejo of Jefferson. The junior golfer produced five birdies and seven pars on the afternoon.
Andrew Brendlinger shot a score of 79 to sit in a tie for 21st place after the first round. Brendlinger parred eight holes and recorded one birdie.
Kiefer Sharman and Juan Pablo Gonzalez rounded out the Griffin's top four scorers with rounds of 81 and 85 respectively. Sharman registered six pars and a birdie while Gonzalez had five pars and a birdie.
Austin Pierce was the Griffins final competitor in the first round, firing a score of 87 with six pars and a birdie.
The men's golf team returns to action on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 when they continue competition at the CACC Golf Championship.
