St. John's University Athletics
Svoboda Swings First Shot At U.S. Open
6/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
St. John???s alum Andrew Svoboda was the first to tee off at the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot on Thursday, June 15. The New York native is making his first Open appearance on a course where he has already won four club championships.
Svoboda shot a five-over par 75 in the first round of the Open despite blustery conditions on the course. He will have a chance to make his way to the top of the leaderboard when he tees off in round two on Friday, June 16.
???I???m pretty pleased with the way I played,??? said Svoboda. ???Little bit of nerves out there this morning but I got it together and hit some great shots out there on the back. I think a 75 is a pretty good score out there. I???d say anything from a 1-, 2-, to 5-over, somewhere in there, you???re playing some pretty good golf.???
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