PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The 36^th-ranked Nevada men's golf team teed it up in the first round of the Saint Mary's Invitational on Monday and is currently in 12^th place.
 
The Wolf Pack struggled in the opening round, shooting a team score of 297 and sits at 13-over par with two rounds remaining. Nevada is just four shots behind Utah to crack into the top 10 in the 18-team field. Of those 18 teams, just four finished day one at par or better. No. 19 BYU dominated the day, turning in a 271 and is 13-under par, 10 shots ahead of No. 8 Pepperdine for the lead.
 
Leading the way for Nevada on day one was junior Stephen Osborne, who carded a 1-over 72 for his opening round. Osborne avoided any big numbers on his scorecard and added three birdies to his round. He enters round two tied for 27^th in the 104-player field. The second-best score of the day for the Pack came from junior Sam Harned and his 3-over 74. Harned holed out for eagle on the par 4 fourth, but a double on No. 8 and four bogeys added to his score. He is currently tied for 46^th place.
 
Junior Sam Meek led the team with five birdies throughout his round, but also committed a triple and two doubles to finish with a 4-over 75. Meek will enter the second round tied for 57^th. Sophomore Joey Vrzich and junior Tony Gil each turned in rounds of 76 on Monday and are tied for 69^th.
 
Peter Kuest of BYU fired a course-record round of 61 to pace the field. He is 10-under par and has a seven-shot lead over Joshua McCarthy of Pepperdine and Soren Lind of San Francisco.
 
Live scoring for the entire tournament is available on GolfStat.com.
 
Nevada Players
T27. Stephen Osborne, 72 (+1)
T46. Sam Harned, 74 (+3)
T57. Sam Meek, 75 (+4)
T69. Joey Vrzich, 76 (+5)
T69. Tony Gil, 76 (+5)