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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Campbell University standout Vaita Guillaume stands in second place following Wednesday's opening round of the inaugural Sedgefield Classic on the eGolf Tour.
Michael Shrader shot a 4-under 66 that pushed him up to the top of the leaderboard through 18 holes of the 54-hole event.
The Sedgefield Classic is the 11th of 24 scheduled events on the 2013 eGolf Tour schedule, and is being contested this week at Sedgefield Country Club – Dye Course in Greensboro.
The Dye Course at Sedgefield Country Club, formerly known as Cardinal Golf and Country Club, has long been one of Pete Dye's marquee designs, testing the country's top amateurs annually in the prestigious Cardinal Amateur. The par-70 course is playing to 7002 yards for the eGolf event.
Guillaume, David Sanchez, Christian Brand, Mitch Krywulycz, Adam Long and Brian Friederichs are tied for second, one shot back of Shrader after matching rounds of 3-under 67.
Guillaume and Long posted the day's only two bogey-free rounds, with both recording three birdies and 15 pars en route to their 3-under tallies.
A former Campbell University standout, Guillaume did his damage while playing in the day's opening twosome at 7:40 AM. After starting his round at the par-4 10th, Guillaume quickly reached 2-under par with birdies at Nos. 12 and 15 that soon led to a 2-under 33 on his outward nine.
Coming home, the French-born golfer kept his round solid, posting a birdie at the par-4 fifth to round out his bogey-free day, good for a 3-under 67.
The 24-year-old Guillaume has had an up-and-down sophomore season on the eGolf Tour, making six of nine cuts, but notching just one top-15 finish – a T14 at the Palisades Classic.
Long, a former Duke University star and Web.com Tour member, birdied the par-4 second, then recorded 10 consecutive pars before reaching 3-under with back-to-back birdies on 13 and 14.
Second-round play in the Sedgefield Classic starts at 7:40 AM Thursday. Following the completion of 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 35 percent and ties for the final round of play. The tournament is open to the public and free of charge.
