SAN FRANCISCO - Peyton Callens began his title defense at The Goodwin in impressive fashion Thursday morning, as the fifth-year senior initiated tournament play by carding a 69 (-1) in the opening round, placing him in a tie for 14th place in a field of 155 golfers after the first 18 holes of competition.
After teeing off on the back nine, Callens began the round with four consecutive pars before earning a birdie on the par-4 14th hole. Callens then proceeded to tally three more pars before picking up a bogey on the par-4 18th hole, as he completed the back nine at even par.
Callens bounced back from the bogey by parring the first six holes on the front nine before sinking a birdie on the par-4 7th hole. Callens picked up another bogey on the par-3 8th hole; but, he managed to tally his third birdie of the round on the final hole, as he finished the first 18 holes of the event at one shot under par. He will enter tomorrow's round sitting just three strokes back of first place.
Keita Okada finished second in the Wolf Pack lineup and tied for 111th overall after recording a 75 (+5) on the first day of competition. Okada tallied five pars and four bogeys on the back nine; however, he found his rhythm on the front nine, accumulating six pars and one birdie, as he will enter tomorrow's round with solid momentum
Trey Davis and Alex Maxwell each shot 77 (+7) on the day, and they currently sit at a tie for 138th on the individual leaderboard.
Davis was seven-over-par through nine holes; but, like Okada, he found his rhythm once he reached the front nine. Davis accumulated seven pars and one birdie on the front nine, and he will also enter tomorrow's round with significant momentum.
Maxwell also struggled on the first nine before immensely elevating his game on the second nine. The freshman completed the back nine at eight-over-par before carding six pars and two birdies on the front nine.
Connor Motherway rounded out the Nevada lineup, recording an 80 (+10) throughout the first round. He finished the day tied for 149th on the leaderboard.
As a team, Nevada is tied for 27th overall, after putting together a combined score of 298 (+18) across the first 18 holes.
Competing as an individual participant, Tom Patterson had a solid first day at The Goodwin, carding a 72 (+2) to finish the first round at a tie for 59th overall. Patterson tallied three birdies and 11 pars over the first 18 holes.
The second round of The Goodwin is set to begin Friday morning; however, Nevada is slated to begin play during the afternoon portion of tee times. Maxwell is scheduled to tee off first at 1pm with subsequent tee times set for every 12 minutes after Maxwell begins.
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