Sahith Theegala's pro career is off and running – or sprinting.
The Pepperdine product, who won the Haskins Award last month as the player of the year in Division I men's college golf, fired a blazing 9-under 62 Monday in the opening round of the Outlaw Tour's Lone Tree Classic. It was Theegala's first round as a professional, and he shares the lead with Andrew Funk.
"It feels great [to be making my pro debut]," Theegala said afterward in an interview posted by the Outlaw Tour on Twitter. "I mean, I was super pumped to get my pro career started.