SEASIDE, Calif. – Behind sophomore Carlos Astiazaran's strong first day, the Pacific men's golf team completed the opening round in a tie for third place Monday at the Leadership and Golf Collegiate Championship, hosted by Saint Mary's and Seattle at Bayonet Golf Club.
 
The Tigers (-5/283) sit among the top three of a tightly packed 14-team field, trailing first-place BYU by two strokes. 
 
"We had a solid start today," head coach John Cook said. "The guys did a great job staying in the round after the hot start we had. We're looking forward to staying in the hunt tomorrow."
 
Astiazaran began the day on a high note, collecting an eagle and birdie in his first two holes en route to a four-under-par, holding a third place position individually.
 
Junior Travis Robbie is not far behind Astiazaran, sitting comfortably in a tie for ninth place individually with a two-under-par. Junior Deitrek Gill stands one-under-par for placement in the top 15 of the 84 participants.
 
Junior Timothy Jung and redshirt junior Daniel Henely round out the rest of the Tigers' five-man lineup with a two-over-par and a six-over-par respectively.
 
Freshman Brasen Briones competed as an individual for a third-straight tournament, carding a four-over-par in the first round.
 
The Tigers continue the three-day tournament with day two tomorrow. Tee times begin at 8:20 am. Live scoring can be found here.
 
Team Leaderboard
1. BYU (-7)
2. Sam Houston (-6)
T3. Pacific (-5)
T3. Santa Clara (-5)
T4. Seattle (-2)
6. LMU (-1)
7. Nevada (+3)
8. Saint Mary's (+6)
9. Cal Baptist (+9)
10. San Francisco (+9)
11. UC Irvine (+10)
12. UC Santa Barbara (+11)
13. Sacramento State (+14)
14. Illinois State (+15)
 
Individual Leaderboard (84 players)
3. Carlos Astiazaran (-4)
T9. Travis Robbie (-2)
T14. Deitrek Gill (-1)
T34. Timothy Jung (+2)
T56. Brasen Briones (+4)
T70. Daniel Henely (+6)
 
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