University of Washington
U.S. Intercollegiate
Pan In Contention, UW Ninth at U.S. Collegiate
October 17, 2014 | Men's Golf
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – After getting off to a good start, No. 20 Washington faltered some down the stretch and is tied for ninth place after the first round at the U.S. Collegiate Championship. The Dawgs finished with a round of 2-over 290 and are currently 18 shots off the lead.
“We had a hard time maintaining good momentum today,” said head coach Matt Thurmond. “Then we had a hard time stopping bad momentum. We just made too many bogeys.”
No. 25 Virginia holds the first round lead after a red-hot day of 16-under 272. No. 9 Texas, Texas A&M and No. 6 Stanford also played well at 10-under, 7-under and 5-under, respectively. The rest of the field is more tightly grouped with Washington just four shots out of fifth place.
Husky senior Cheng-Tsung Pan led the way for the Dawgs, firing an opening round of 5-under 67. He is four shots back of Denny McCarthy of Virginia who made 10 birdies on his way to a 9-under 63. Pan is tied for fourth after a great round of six birdies and just one bogey.
“Pan was excellent today,” said Thurmond. “It's unfortunate we didn't take advantage of his round.”
Also playing well for the Huskies were sophomore Corey Pereira and junior Tyler Salsbury. Both finished at 1-over 73 and are tied for 31st. Pereira made three birdies on the front nine and made the turn at 1-under, but bogeyed 12 and 16 to push his round back over par. Salsbury had it to 3-under after three-straight birdies on 5, 6, and 7, but then made five bogeys before a birdie on 18 got him back to 1-over.
The final score kept was Kevin Kwon who finished with a 5-over 77 and is tied for 67th. Kwon had a steady round without a birdie, but just two bogeys, although a triple on the par-four 12th really hurt his score.
Freshman Jordan Lu rounded out the Husky lineup with a round of 6-over 78 and is tied for 73rd. Lu was just 1-over on the 14th tee, but finished with five-straight bogeys.
Washington will be back in action Saturday from the Golf Club of Georgia for the second round of the U.S. Collegiate Championship. The Dawgs will look for more consistent play and move up the leaderboard at one of the most competitive tournaments of the season.
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