ERIN, Wisc. — UC Davis senior
Thomas Hutchison fired an opening round of 70 to finish at 2-under for the day and stand among the top 15 as the Aggies ended day one of the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills in a tie for 12th as a team on Sunday in Wisconsin.
UC Davis shot an opening round of 292 to stand tied with Minnesota and Ohio State, trailing leader Purdue, which shot a combined 13-under 275 to hold a three-shot lead after 18 holes. East Tennessee State's Mats Ege holds a one-shot individual lead after firing a 7-under 65 to edge Texas A&M's Walker Lee after day one.
Hutchison, tied for 13th after 18 holes, opened with birdies on three of his first five holes and cancelled out a bogey on 17 with a birdie on the par five 18th to finish the back nine at 3-under. Hutchison then birdied the first hole after the turn, but slipped back on the leader board after a bogey on the third and a double on the fourth, but rebounded with a birdie on the fifth before parring the final four holes.
Sophomore
Jacob Westberg was the only other Aggie under par on the day, standing in a tie for 20th following a 1-under 71. The Sacramento native posted a pair of birdies on the back nine to finish at 1-under, then had two birdies on the front en route to an even-par score.
Sophomore
Lucas Carper wrapped up day one in a tie for 29th with a 2-over 74, while
Alejandro Nava and
Mark Stephens shot opening-round 77s to stand in a tie for 81st.
UC Davis tees off in day two of competition at 8:40 a.m. PT along with Northwestern and Houston. Live scoring is available via GolfStat at
http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=23861.
MARQUETTE INTERCOLLEGIATE AT ERIN HILLS
Erin Hills Golf Course (Erin, Wisc.)
Par 72 • 7,344 Yards
TEAM SCORES (after 18 holes)
1. Purdue, 275 (-13)
2. South Florida, 278 (-10)
3. Texas A&M, 282 (-6)
4. Kansas, 283 (-5)
5. Notre Dame, 285 (-3)
t6. Northern Illinois, 286 (-2)
t6. Iowa, 286 (-2)
8. Liberty, 287 (-1)
9. Northwestern, 288 (E)
10. Marquette, 289 (+1)
11. East Tennessee State, 290 (+2)
t12. UC DAVIS, 292 (+4)
t12. Minnesota, 292 (+4)
t12. Ohio State, 292 (+4)
15. USC, 293 (+5)
16. Houston, 295 (+7)
17. Wisconsin, 303 (+15)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (after 18 holes)
(Leaders plus UC Davis scores)
1. Mats Ege, East Tennessee State, 65 (-7)
t13.
Thomas Hutchison, UC Davis, 70 (-2)
t20.
Jacob Westberg, UC Davis, 71 (-1)
t49.
Lucas Carper, UC Davis, 74 (+2)
t81.
Alejandro Nava, UC Davis, 77 (+5)
t81.
Mark Stephens, UC Davis, 77 (+5)
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