College golf might be on hiatus right now, but that doesn’t mean players aren’t competing. In fact, one Notre Dame golfer is doing quite well right now. Palmer Jackson shot a 6-under-par 66 at the Jones Cup Invitational to give himself a one-shot lead at the end of the first round. Just behind Jackson is Michael Brennan of Wake Forest.
On the first day of the annual amateur tournament at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Georgia, Palmer got off to a hot start with three straight birdies. He stayed at 3-under until making an eagle on the 10th hole. Later on the back nine, he alternated between bogeys and birdies on four consecutive holes. His birdie on the 18th gave him his final first-round score.
Also competing in the 54-hole tournament is Notre Dame’s Davis Chatfield. He shot a 2-over 74 to tie for 39th with seven other players. A double bogey on the seventh prevented him from finishing with even par.
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