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DALLAS, Texas — The University of New Mexico men’s golf team sits in second place at 2-over 712 (356-356) after the first day of action at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas.
The Lobos have three players inside the tournament’s top-10 through the first 36 holes.
Leading off that trio is Andre Garcia, who posted a score of 2-under 140 (70-70) to finish tied for seventh on the day. Garcia birdied two of the first three holes on his homeward nine in the first round, and closed out his afternoon effort with a birdie on the par-4 7th. Garcia continued his strong par-4 scoring, he is currently carrying the third-lowest average in the field (3.86).
Following closely behind is Andrej Bevins (73-69) whose strong afternoon performance propelled him 19 spots up the leaderboard after his 1-over performance on the opening 18. Bevins birdied three-consecutive holes making the afternoon turn to get himself in position heading into day-two action. On the day, Bevins tallied 11 birdies and eventually finished in a five-way tie for 10th at 1-under 141.
Closing out the trio of top-10 performers was Sophomore Sean Carlon who also finished at 1-under 141 (70-71). Carlon was consistent throughout the day, finishing tied for 11th after the opening 18 and then moving up a spot despite shooting one shot higher in the afternoon portion of the day’s competition. He also finished with the fourth-lowest par-5 scoring average at 4.67.
Gustavo Morantes, who carded UNM’s only eagle on the day on the 551 yard par-5 5th, finished the day at 3-over 145 and in a eight-way tie for 30th.
Also joining Morantes in that eight-way tie for 30th at 3-over 145 was Samuel Kim (73-72). Kim, who closed out his day with consecutive birdies and also carried a par-5 scoring average of 4.67.
Freshman Sam Dickey struggled on the day and finished tied for 71st at 21-over 184 (79-84).
On the statistical side, UNM tallied the third most birdies with 36 and is carrying the second-lowest par-5 scoring average at 4.78, trailing only Baylor (4.42).
Through the first 36 holes, host Baylor is leading the field by 29 strokes and is currently the only team under-par. The day’s mark of 27-under was possible as all five of the Bears’ scorers landed inside the tournament’s top-10, including four inside the top-3.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, the individual medalist race is also being dominated by the host squad. Baylor is in possession of four of the top five positions. The only man standing in the way of total Bear domination is Pepperdine’s Roy Cootes, who is tied for first at 7-under with Matthew Perrine of Baylor.
The day’s action tomorrow begins at 8:30 a.m. MT and live scoring can be found here.