May 2, 2011

Mission Viejo, Calif. -

Opening play at the 2011 Big West Championships, the Pacific golf team finished the first 18 holes of play just three strokes off the pace after firing a 291, +3. The Tigers are four strokes ahead of the third place team at the tournament while falling only behind UC Davis which shot an even-par 288 in round one.

Individually, the Tigers were led by senior Alex Johnson who was the lone Tiger to break even in the round with a 72. In an up-and-down round, Johnson posted four birdies, with two coming on both the front and back nine. His even-par round put Johnson into a tie for No. 6 overall, three strokes back of the leader. Cal Poly's Bryan Pierce holds the first round lead at -3 after shooting the lone round in the 60's with a 69.

Pacific is back on the course for round two which can be followed live at at www.golfstat.com.