BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Playing in windy conditions Sunday afternoon, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's golf team opened the University of Missouri-Saint Louis Las Vegas Desert Classic with a 32-over par 320.
INSIDE THE UMSL LAS VEGAS DESERT CLASSIC
- Location: Boulder Creek Golf Club | Boulder City, Nevada
- Par | Yardage: 72 | 7,489 Yards
- Place | Score: 17th Place | 320
FROM THE TEE
- Pacing the Mountain Lions on day one is James Perry. After shooting a three-over par on the front nine, Perry bounced back and shot an even par on the back nine to card a 75 (tied-14th) behind four birdies.
- Three strokes behind Perry and tied for 37th place is Brady Haake. Haake combined to sink six pars and three birdies in the opening round.
- Sitting in a tie for 70th place with a nine-over par 81 is Barrett Jones. Six of Jones' 11 pars today came on the back nine where he posted a three-over par 39.
- Tied for 93rd place and fourth on the squad in scoring are Brandon Bervig and Jake Chesler. Both Mountain Lions recorded an 86 and combined for 11 pars.
TOURNAMENT LEADERS
- Colorado Christian University's 299 leads the 20-team field and has a one-stroke lead over Lee University.
- In front of all 100 golfers is Ian McCrary from UMSL. McCrary used five birdies to score a three-under par 69.
BEYOND THE SCORECARD
- Chesler is competing in his first ever tournament for the Mountain Lions. The freshman carded his first career birdie on par 3 No. 8.
UP NEXT
- Round two will begin at 9 a.m. (MT) Monday morning. The Mountain Lions will be teeing off on holes No. 15, 16, 17 and 18.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
