 "Photo: Lisle Alderton")
Returning to Stockton, Calif., as defending champions at the Pacific Invitational, the K-State men’s golf team shot even par through the first 18 holes of the tournament.
The Wildcats struggled through the opening round despite near-perfect playing conditions. Their even-par 284 was good for ninth place at the Brookside Country Club. In the lead are Oregon and UC Davis, who each shot an 11-under-par 273. The Wildcats have some ground to make up if they want to defend their title.
Leading the Wildcats is senior Mitchell Gregson, who carded a 2-under-par 69 to finish the day tied for 10th place. Behind Gregson is senior Joe Kinney, whose 1-under-par 70 left him tied for 18th place. Senior Joe Ida shot an even-par 71 to enter round two tied for 22nd place.
The team will start back up today with the second round of the tournament beginning at 10 a.m. The third and final round will begin Wednesday morning at the same time.
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