SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Men’s golf (357) shot 7-over in the opening 18 holes of the 78th Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday.
Peter Kim leads the Cougars after day one with his even par 70. After carding three bogeys in his front nine, Kim was able to answer with four in his back nine, three of which were consecutive on his last holes. The sophomore is tied for 20th.
"My team and I have a lot to work to do over the next two days," Kim said. "We're looking forward to making some birdies. It's been wonderful to have Golf Channel here. It's such a great opportunity to be playing on television."
No. 18 San Diego State claims the top spot at 12-under, with No. 21 Arizona, Stanford and Nihon seven strokes behind to be tied for second. UNLV rounded out the top five with its 4-under par.
Senior Cole Ponich shot a 1-over 71, highlighted by three birdies on his front nine. Ponich sits tied for 34th. Zac Jones is tied for 43rd with his 2-over 72. Jones made an eagle on the par 5 hole nine.
Simon Kwon and Tyson Shelley are tied with Jones at 43rd. Kwon made two birdies in a row on holes eight and nine.
Like his teammate, Kevin Wu made an eagle on hole nine. Wu shot 5-over to be tied for 73rd.
BYU tees off in round two on Tuesday at 11 a.m. MST. Follow live scoring on Scoreboard or watch the broadcast on Golf Channel at 5 p.m. MST.