March 26, 2006
TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of New Mexico men’s golf team is currently fourth at the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Arizona. The Lobos carded a 6-under par 282 on the par-72, 7,148 yard OMNI Tucson National Golf Course. The team lead belongs to UCLA at 11-under par, one-stroke in front of Arizona State.
UNM was led in the first round by senior Jay Choi who fired a three under par, 69. Choi is currently tied for eighth. Other New Mexico results were freshman Steve Saunders is tied for 17th at 2-under par, junior Charlie Beljan is tied for 20th at 1-under par, freshman Nick Geyer is tied for 30th at even par, sophomore Robb Bierbaum is tied for 48th at 2-over par and freshman Travis Reid, playing as an individual, is tied for 39th at 1-over par.
The individual lead belongs to Erik Flores of UCLA at 7-under par and is two-strokes in front of two others.
The National Invitational Tournament will continue tomorrow with the second round and the final round will be played on Tuesday. For full results and live scoring visit www.golfstat.com.