Burnett's 69 Leads UNC to Third After Round 1

Ryan Burnett and Austin Greaser both shot under par to lead the University of North Carolina men's golf team to third place after round one Monday at The Prestige, a 24-team tournament on the Greg Norman Course at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif.

Burnett, a junior from Lafayette, Calif., shot a 2-under-par 69, one stroke better than Greaser, a sophomore from Vandalia, Ohio.

Burnett, playing in his first event of the season, is tied for seventh after opening his round with a bogey on the second hole, then making birdies at the 12th, 13th and 16th holes and pars on the other 14. It was his 21st round in the 60s in 68 career rounds as a Tar Heel.

Greaser, tied for 16th, began his day with bogeys on…