KOHLER, Wis. – The Memphis men's golf team shot a 298, finishing 10 strokes over par, as and lead the Tigers after the first round with two-over pars 74.
Sixteenth-ranked Florida and unranked Idaho lead the field at five-under-par with a 283, as 10th ranked Florida State and 45th ranked Kent State fill out the top four teams in the field on the par 72, 7,123-yard Blackwolf Run - Meadow Valley course.
McGowen, Memphis' third player in the lineup, started strong with a birdie on the par-four, 382-yard opening hole. He followed with a par before recording a bogey on the third hole.