UW Ninth After Round One At The Prestige

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Prestige at PGA West

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February 17, 2015 | Men's Golf

By: Washington Athletics

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LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Washington sits in the middle of the pack after the first round of The Prestige at PGA West. The Dawgs finished the day at 2-under in ninth place against the elite field at the annual tournament hosted by Stanford and UC Davis.

Playing the Nicklaus Course at PGA West, the Dawgs finished with a team score of 286, 10 shots back of tournament leader, the University of Stirling from Scotland. Arizona State (-9) and Oklahoma State (-7) rounded out the top three with the Dawgs sitting in the middle of a tightly bunched field that includes 14 teams.

Corey Pereira led Washington in round one, firing a round of 5-under 67. He is currently tied for second just one shot back of Jon Rahm of Arizona State who leads at 6-under. Pereira made eight birdies on the day, mixed with one bogey and a double bogey.

Coming in at even par with a round of 72 was the current No. 1 collegiate in the country, Cheng-Tsung Pan. Pan had his round at 3-under after eight holes, but made three bogeys without a birdie the rest of the way. He is currently tied for 30th entering the second round.

The final two scoring players for the Dawgs were Frank Garber and Jonathan Sanders. Garber played his round at 1-over 73, while Sanders finished at 2-over 74. Both players started slowly, but played the back nine at even par. Garber is currently tied for 38th, while Sanders is tied for 53rd.

Tyler Salsbury played as an individual and fired a 3-over 75. He is currently tied for 58th after a round that included a birdie and three bogeys.

Jordan Lu was the fifth member of the lineup, but had his score thrown out after a 7-under 79. He had an up and down round that included the team's only eagle, but also a triple bogey.

The Dawgs will be back on the course on Tuesday for the second round of The Prestige at PGA West. Washington is still very much in range to make a run at the top of the leaderboard.