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Montaño's Ace Leads Carolina to Day One Tie

Related Topics: Lonnie Poole Golf Course

Senior Jose Montaño had an ace in the opening round and sophomore Austin Hitt shot a second-round 67 to lead the University of North Carolina to a share of the lead after 36 holes at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate played Monday at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

The Tar Heels and host NC State shot identical rounds of 280-280 for 560 totals and are 16-under par with a final 18 holes to play on Tuesday.

Montaño fired a hole-in-one with a 5 iron on the 194-yard, par-3 14th hole. He is tied for fourth place at 4-under par with fellow UNC senior William Register.