Tournament: The Goodwin
Course: Stanford Golf Course
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Yardage (Par): 6,742 yards (70)
Format: Three-days; 54 holes (18 holes each day)
UC Davis Finish: T22nd of 30
Top Aggie: Zack Tarter, 30
th (E)
The short story: Zack Tarter carried momentum from his recent top-20 finish into Thursday's opening round at The Goodwin, carding an even-par 70 with three birdies to pace UC Davis. Coming off a T17 performance at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational, he sits T30 in a stacked 30-team field with 164 competitors.
OFF THE TEE BOX
- UC Davis sits in a tie for 22nd after Round 1, one of 13 teams to card an eagle
- The Aggies went 9-under as a group on par 5s, led by Curtis Da Silva's eagle on the 505-yard 16th
- Tarter posted three birdies en route to an even-par 70, his third round at E or better out of his last four
- Despite starting his round with a bogey, Lequan Wang (+1, T48) matched Tarter's three birdies, including one on the 536-yard 7th—the longest hole of the day
- Shaun Nair (+6, T125), Curtis Da Silva (+7, T137) and Louis Grizot (+7, T137) completed the scoring for the Aggies on day one
THE GOODWIN
UC DAVIS RESULTS – AFTER DAY 1
22nd (+14, 294)
30.
Zack Tarter — 70 — (E)
48.
Lequan Wang — 71 — (+1)
125.
Shaun Nair — 76 — (+6)
137.
Curtis Da Silva — 77 — (+7)
137.
Louis Grizot — 77 — (+7)
UP NEXT: UC Davis will continue round two at The Goodwin with Grizot starting things off for the Aggies at 11:00 a.m. PT.
