Falleur in Top 10 After Day One of the Hootie at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. –– The New Mexico men’s golf team opened play Sunday at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with the opening round of play at Bulls Bay Golf Club. The Lobos shot 3-under during the opening 18 holes to finish the day in ninth place.

Purdue is the first round leader after shooting 13-under on Sunday. Coastal Carolina is second at 11-under, while Furman (9-under), NC State (7-under) and Elon (7-under) round out the top five.

Mesa Falleur led the Lobos during the first round, shooting a 4-under 68 to be T-6th on the individual leaderboard. Oliver Cage and Carson Herron also shot in red numbers, each posting a 1-under 71 on Sunday. Alvaro Portillo shot 3-over while Wyatt Provence rounded out the lineup with a 5-over round.

“We got solid opening rounds from Mesa, Ollie and Carson today”, said head coach Jake Harrington. “A good round tomorrow will put us in great position for a solid finish on Tuesday.

The Hootie at Bulls Bay continues Monday and concludes Tuesday from just north of Charleston.