by Gavin Hall, Santa Clara Athletics Media Relations Student Assistant
DAVIS - Julien Paltrinieri and Viraj Garewal led the team today both coming in with sub-par scores as Santa Clara played their first of three rounds of the El Macero Classic hosted by UC Davis.
Paltrinieri struck gold on the par-5s today as he birdied all four of them at El Macero Country Club; he ended up posting a 4-under 68 and sitting in a tie for 5th. Fellow Graduate Student Garewal was just one shot off of Paltrinieri as he came in with a 3-under 69 and is at tied-8th; the two of them also each had six birdies in their rounds.