Kelly Tied for Second After First Round of Lonnie Barton Invitational

3/12/07– Senior Patrick Kelly (Brisbane, Australia) fired a steady round of 73 to close one shot back of the lead after the first round of the Third Annual Lonnie Barton Invitational in Bluffton, S.C. on Monday afternoon.

Kelly had 16 pars in a round that saw him birdie the third hole and suffer the only blemish of his round, a double-bogey, on the par-three 13th. The Australia native needed just 28 putts to complete his round.

Sophomore Rob Gallagher (Morganton, N.C.) also put together a strong opening day, tying for fifth place at three-over-par 75. As a team, the Blackbirds stand in third place with Missouri Southern at 312, four strokes back of Ohio Valley and 14 strokes behind leader University of Indiana-Pennsylvania.

Long Island will finish play at the Barton Invitational on Tuesday, March 13.