Senior Joshua Martin (Pinehurst) and sophomore Ryan Gerard (Raleigh) shot even-par 72s Friday to lead the University of North Carolina in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at the Blessings Course.
Carolina shot 16-over-par 304 and heads to the second round tied for 12th place. All 30 teams in the field shot over par. Number-one ranked and top-seeded Oklahoma State holds the 18-hole lead at 2 over par, a stroke ahead of Stanford and two clear of Auburn and California.
Martin was two over on the front side, then played the inward nine with seven pars and birdies on 10 and 15.