Ryan Gerard tied his season-low round with a 65 and the University of North Carolina is tied for fifth place after Monday's opening 18 holes in the 2022 NCAA Yale Men's Golf Regional in New Haven, Conn.
The top-seeded Tar Heels shot 7-under 273 and are tied with Illinois for the fifth spot in the 14-team field. Wake Forest and North Florida lead at 13 under par, Georgia Southern is third at 10 under and Texas Tech is in fourth at 9 under.
The top five teams advance to the NCAA Championship, which begins May 27 in Scottsdale, Ariz.