PHOENIX, Ariz., -- Led by an opening round 66 from Nate Vontz, the Creighton men's golf team tied for ninth place at the GCU Invitational, which concluded on Tuesday afternoon in Phoenix.
Vontz fired seven birdies in Monday's first round and shot a 66 to lead the 94-player field after 18 holes. His 66 was the best round of his collegiate career, and CU's best individual round since Ben Krapfl also shot a 66 on Sept. 24, 2018 at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational. Vontz had subsequent rounds of 75 and 74 to tie for 11th place overall with a 2-over par total of 215.