LA QUINTA, Calif. — In the first round of The Prestige at PGA West, three members of the Saint Mary’s men’s golf team sit inside the top-25 as the Gaels are in eighth place after shooting a 7-over 291.
SMC is just 10 strokes back of leaders Pepperdine and Stanford, who shot a 3-under 281 in the opening 18 holes. San Diego State sits in third place a single stroke behind the leaders. Oklahoma (2-over 286) is in fourth while Iowa State and Arizona State round out the top-5 at 4-over par.
"The scores were not as low as years past, but the weather was great today," said head coach Scott Hardy.