ERIN, Wisc. — Freshman
Jacob Westberg and junior
Thomas Hutchison each fired opening-round 74's to finish at 2-over for the day, and help pace the UC Davis men's golf team to a tie for sixth place following day one of the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Sunday in Wisconsin.
The Aggies shot a 12-over 300 as a team to match Indiana and Wisconsin for the No. 6 slot, all chasing first-place UCLA, which finished with a 4-over 292 to pace the field. Liberty's Alexandre Fuchs was one of only four players under par on Sunday and stands atop the leaderboard following a 4-under 68, leading Georgia State's Ashton Poole by one shot.
Opening the day paired alongside the Bruins and host Golden Eagles, Westberg posted birdies on the par-4 fourth and the par-5 14th en route to his 74, while Hutchinson was even for the day save for bogeys on No. 6 and No. 17 to round out his first day.
Another pair of freshmen in newcomers
Lucas Carper and
Mark Stephens also battled the course to finish in a tie for 33rd after 18 holes. Carper carded birdies on the second and 14th holes, finishing 2-over on both the front and back nine, while Stephens was 1-under after the front nine before struggling on the back.
In his first competition of the season, sophomore
Natheethorn Teacharuangchit ended the day in a tie for 57th with a pair of birdies competing as an individual, while sophomore
Shane Muldowney ended in a tie for 66th.
Play continues with the second round on Monday (Oct. 7) at 7 a.m. PT. Live scoring is available via Golfstat at http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=19849.
MARQUETTE INTERCOLLEGIATE AT ERIN HILLS
Erin Hills Golf Course (Erin, Wisc.)
Par 72 • 7,515 Yards
TEAM SCORES (After 18 holes)
1. UCLA, 292 (+4)
2. Northwestern, 294 (+6)
3. South Florida, 296 (+8)
4. Liberty, 297 (+9)
5. Miami (Ohio), 299 (+11)
t6. UC DAVIS, 300 (+12)
t6. Indiana, 300 (+12)
t6. Wisconsin, 300 (+12)
t9. Purdue, 301 (+13)
t9. Georgia State, 301 (+13)
11. Marquette, 302 (+14)
12. Ball State, 303 (+15)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (After 18 holes)
(Leaders plus UC Davis scores)
1. Alexandre Fuchs, Liberty, 68 (-4)
t19.
Jacob Westberg, UC Davis, 74 (+2)
t19.
Thomas Hutchison, UC Davis, 74 (+2)
t33.
Mark Stephens, UC Davis, 76 (+4)
t33.
Lucas Carper, UC Davis, 76 (+4)
t58.
Natheethorn Teacharuangchit, UC Davis, 80 (+8)**
t67.
Shane Muldowney, UC Davis, 82 (+10)
** Competing as an individual
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