SAN MARTIN, Calif. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team opened its final tournament of the fall season here Monday, with the Buffaloes in seventh place in UCLA’s Gifford Intercollegiate, annually one of the most competitive meets in the nation.
No. 18 Southern California leads the 10-team field, which features four top 20 teams and eight in the top 38, as the Trojans were the only ones under par in Monday’s first round, posting a 2-under 353 score. No. 8 UCLA is two back at 355, with No. 4 Texas third (359). Northwestern, ranked down the line at No. 66, in fourth with 360, while No. 16 Stanford rounds out the top five at 362.
The Buffaloes, ranked No. 35, closed the first day with a 12-over 367 total in the six-for-five format (each school has six players, with five counting toward the team score); it’s the first one this season for the Buffaloes, and is similar to the format utilized in the Pac-12 Championships.
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