HENDERSON, Nev. — Owen Stamper and Kevin Jegers each finished the first round of the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in the top 15 Monday. Stamper is tied for fifth and Jegers for 11th individually as Middle Tennessee ended the round in 11th place as a team.
Stamper came out strong, carding five birdies over his first 14 holes before writing down a 69 (-3). He heads into Tuesday's second round five strokes off the individual lead.
Jegers had five birdies of his own Monday, firing off a 70 (-2) for the round.