Gallman Fires Opening Round 71 At S.C. Amateur
8/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Aug. 7, 2008
Clinton, S.C. - USC Upstate standout men's golfer Josh Gallman fired a 1-under-par 71 in the first round of the South Carolina Amateur Championship at Musgrove Mill Golf Club.
Gallman currently sits in a tie for 23rd in the tournament as over half of the field finished par or better in the first round. Gallman is in a nine-way tie for 23rd. Spartan teammate Baxter Culler turned in a 79.
Spartanburg's Will Oldham grabbed the first round lead with a 6-under-par 66. Trip McAllister is second after turning in a 5-under 67, while six players are tied for third at 4-under. Six players are tied for ninth at 3-under, while eight players turned in 2-under-par 70's on the day.
Gallman and Culler have been the backbone of the Spartan golf program over the past three seasons. The two helped lead Upstate to a second-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Division II National Championships and two team tournament titles in the Spartans' first year in NCAA Division I last year. Culler, a rising senior, is a founding member of the program that was reestablished for the 2005-06 season after a 14-year hiatus from competition. He won the Peach Belt Conference individual championship in 2007. Gallman, a rising junior, was an A-Sun All-Conference selection after winning four individual tournament championships this past year.
