PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Freshman Sakke Siltala ended the first round of the White Sands Bahamas Invitational tied for 23^rd at the Ocean Club Golf Course, the Bobcats are in 11^th as a team. 
 
TEAM
Texas State shot three-over 291 in the opening round of the White Sands Bahamas Invitational to sit in 11^th. They are four strokes behind 10^th place UTEP and 17 strokes behind Arkansas State who leads the field of 12.
 
Today's round was the Bobcats third highest single round total.  
 
INDIVIDUAL
Sakke Siltala finished in the top-25 managing to stay under par, the only Bobcat to do so. The freshman has finished in the top-25 in the opening round of all three tournaments he has played in. Siltala recorded his third eagle of the season on hole six. 
 
Jack Burke and Harrison Hineline tied for 42^nd one-over par and three bogeys each. Hineline and Terrin Anderson both recorded the most birdies in the Texas State lineup with four.  
 
Anderson is in eighth among the individuals just two-over par and three strokes behind the competitors in a five-way tie for first. 
 
TXST IN THE STANDINGS
T-23. Sakke Siltala (71; -1)
T-42. Jack Burke (73; +1)
T-42. Harrison Hineline (73; +1)
T-48. Tom Roed Karlsen (74; +2)
T-48. *Terrin Anderson (74; +2)
T-68. Kasper Nyland (79; +7)
 
Texas State will tee off at 7 a.m. CT with UTEP and Delaware for the second round of the White Sands Bahamas Invitational. Live results are available at Golfstat.com