BURLINGTON, NC – Francis Marion University freshman Matthew Griffiths carded a career-low four-under 67 on Monday (Oct. 12), as the Patriots are 14th in the team standings following the opening day of the Phoenix Invitational Men's Golf Tournament.

The 54-hole event is being played at the 6,867-yard, par-71 Alamance Country Club. The final round will be held on Tuesday.

Francis Marion registered a 297 score during Monday morning's round and then bettered that score by 17 strokes during the afternoon round for a 36-hole total of 577 (297-280). Host Elon University leads in the team standings by five strokes over Campbell University.

Griffiths' second round was a career low, which included five birdies and 12 pars, while posting a 74 in the opening round with one birdie and 13 pars. He is currently tied for 35th overall (-1) and sits just four strokes outside the top-20 on the individual leaderboard.

FMU sophomore Chan Lee fired rounds of 73 and 71 and is tied for 65th position at 144 (+2). Fellow sophomore Carson Jordan (75-70=145) occupies a tie for 73rd place (+3), while freshman Rohan Neat (75-72=147) sits in a tie for 84th overall (+5). Sophomore Cade Jordan rounds out the team after carding a 76 and 73 to tie for 91st overall at 149 (+9).