Men's Golf | 10/24/2016 7:09:00 PM
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The Texas State men's golf team concluded a windy first round of the St. Mary's Invitational at the Poppy Hill Golf Course in 10th place with a 302.
Leading the way for the Bobcats' team score was
Inigo Benaran with a 3-over par 74 and is tied for 22nd place. He began the front nine with four straight pars before carding four consecutive bogies. The Spaniard posted two more bogies on the back nine along with three birdies, including one on the par 5, 515-yard 18th hole to conclude his round.
Anthony McGeorge finished the day with a 75. He posted three birdies and carded Texas State's first eagle of the season. His eagle came on the 527-yard par-5 10th hole.
A stroke behind McGeorge was
Hugo Esposito. He ended his round with three birdies over the final six holes. The final score to count for the Bobcats was
David Faraudo Godinez's 6-over 77.
Competing as an individual,
Xander Basson shot a 2-over par 73. He carded 13 pars and two birdies on the day. The South Africa native is tied for 13 with nine other golfers included 15th-ranked Kyosuke Hara of Oregon State.
Texas State is currently one stroke ahead of Nevada and Toledo, five up on Washington State and nine better than Idaho. Fresno State and Gonzaga are tied for first at 6-over par 290.
Round two sees the Bobcats teeing off on the 10 hole at 10:20 a.m. CDT with Nevada and five individuals.
For the latest information on the Texas State men's golf team, visit the official website of Texas State Athletics at
www.txstatebobcats.com and follow on Twitter at @TxStateMGolf.
