TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Paced by senior Van Holmgren's (Plymouth, Minn./Waysata HS/North Dakota State) score of 69 and sophomore Frankie Capan III's (North Oaks, Minn./Northwest Christian HS/Alabama) score of 72, the FGCU men's golf team finished day one of the Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida State in 8^th place among the 15-team field. Holmgren sits tied for fifth individually, while Capan is tied for 21^st.
 
Round two will begin Saturday morning at the Golden Eagle Country Club with FGCU set to tee off at 10:45 AM.

"We will continue to trust our process and do the best we can tomorrow," said head coach Andrew Danna.
 
No. 10 Florida State holds the team lead (277) followed by No. 25 Liberty (281) and No. 13 Oklahoma State (283). The Eagles shot 291 on the day just one stroke behind No. 28 North Florida and two strokes behind No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 57 N.C. State.
 
Junior Brady Madsen (Raymond, Minn./MacCray HS/Winona State) finished the first 18 at two over par (74) to tie for 35. Sophomore Jon Hopkins (Bishop's Stortford, England/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) shot 76 to tie for 55^th, while graduate Michael O'Brien (West Chester, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller HS/Saint Joseph's) tied for 78^th (80).
 
Holmgren posted five birdies on the day to finish three under par, while Capan had four birdies. Overall, the Eagles tied with Oklahoma State for the second-most birdies, 22, in the opening round. Florida State posted a field-best 22.
 
Saturday's action will be another 18 holes for the second round before the match concludes on Sunday.
 
FGCU Lineup:
T5 - Van Holmgren - 69
T21 - Frankie Capan III - 72
T35 - Brady Madsen - 74
T55 - Jon Hopkins - 76
T78 - Michael O'Brien - 80
 
Seminole Intercollegiate Tournament Field:
1 - #10 Florida State (A) - 277
2 - #25 Liberty - 281
3 - #13 Oklahoma State - 283
4 - #37 South Florida - 287
T5 - #1 Oklahoma - 289
T5 - #57 N.C. State - 289
7 - #28 North Florida - 290
8 - #84 FGCU - 291
9 - #10 Florida State (B) - 293
T10 - #47 Georgia Southern - 295
T10 - #18 Duke - 295
12 - #107 Troy - 297
13 - James Madison - 298
14 - #77 West Virginia - 300
15 - #56 Jacksonville - 308
 
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