PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Furman junior Ross Funderburke (+3) is tied for 33rd after the Monday's opening round of the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional, which is being held Monday through Wednesday at the par 72, 7-48 yard PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

A native of Roanoke, Va., Funderburke, who was voted to the All-Southern Conference Team, eagled the par-5 No. 6 and turned at one over.  He parred 11 of 12 holes after his eagle and finished the day with a 3-over 75.  UNCG's Nick Lyerly (-5) leads the regional by one stroke after posting a 67 in the opening round. 

On Tuesday, Funderburke will tee off of No. 1 at 9:31 a.m. and will play in a group with Ethan Shepherd of Indiana and Loyola Maryland's Michael Crowley.

No. 3 Vanderbilt (-3) leads the regional by five strokes over 40th-ranked South Florida (+2).  No. 15 Notre Dame (+4) is third, followed by Davidson (+5) in fourth.  Tenth-ranked Florida (+6) and College of Charleston (+6) are tied for fifth.

Six 54-hole regional tournaments are being conducted around the country this week.  The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 27-June 1, at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

Live scoring of the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional is available at http://www.golfstat.com or by logging onto http://www.furmanpaladins.com.