AUBURN, Ala. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team recorded its best opening round performance in an NCAA regional in 20 years here Thursday, with the Buffaloes standing in fourth place after day one of the Southeast/Auburn Regional.
No. 1 and defending national champion Alabama was the only team to record a round under par, and barely at that, as the Crimson Tide finished the first round with a 1-under par score of 287. That’s good for a healthy six-stroke lead over No. 13 and 2012 champion Texas, in with a 5-over 293 score, with No. 21 Auburn third (294).
Colorado, ranked No. 48, closed the first round at 8-over 296, spending much of the day in the top five. The Buffs got off to a good start, and early on were at one point tied for the lead with Alabama at 3-under par, when all CU players had completed five holes and the Crimson Tide’s eight. Colorado then took over the top spot for a short time, but in a span of just a few minutes, three double bogeys, along with two bogeys that were countered with two birdies, sent CU’s team score from minus-3 to plus-3 and the Buffs fell from first to seventh.
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