BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher College men's golf team holds a three-stroke lead following day one of the Empire 8 Fall Championships held at Timber Banks. As a group, the Cardinals have hit a +23 (311) and have four players within the individual leaderboard's top-10.
 
Luke Buckley and Bryce Barber are tied for third place overall as they each hit +4 (76) in the first 18 holes. Buckley, a sophomore, paired 10 pars with a birdie on hole 6, while freshman Barber tallied 11 pars and birdies on 10 and 12.
 
Richard Juodaitis, a freshman, is tied for eighth place on the individual leaderboard following the first round, sitting at +7 (79) while sophomore Brendan Evans sits just a stroke behind at +8 (80) for a share of 10th place with birdies on the second hole of each nine.
 
Tied for 17th place is Nick Tellone who rests at +11 (83) and was the second Cardinal to birdie on hole 10, and Matt McGaugh is tied for 21st place following a +13 (85) day one line.
 
Buckley and Barber sit just two strokes behind the leader form Russell Sage as the team hopes to improve on its performance tomorrow in the final round of the Empire 8 Championship.