Auburn, Ala.-- St. Johns senior golfer Andrew Svoboda (Stamford, Conn.) carded an opening round even-par 72 at 2003 NCAA East Regional being played at Auburn University Golf Club in Auburn, Ala. Svoboda is tied for 24th position, five shots behind co-leaders Gareth Maybin of South Alabama and Ross McGowan of Georgia Tech.

Svoboda, staring his round at the tenth hole, dropped a stroke when he made bogey on the par-four 11th hole. He played even-par golf until a birdie on the par-five 16th got him back to even-par as he made the clubhouse turn.

On the back nine, Svoboda dropped a stroke after a bogey on the par-three second hole and entered the final three holes at one-over par. He would birdie two of the final three holes, sandwiched by a bogey, to finish his day at even-par. Svoboda finished his round with a total of three birdies, three bogeys and 12 pars.

Svoboda tees off in the second round of the NCAA East Regional on Friday, May 16. He needs to be one of the top two individuals not on a qualifying team to move onto the NCAA Championship.