EL MACERO, Calif. – The UC San Diego men's golf team began the three-day El Macero Classic with an 11 over par 299 to sit in 14th place through the first round of play. UC San Diego freshman
Francis Catalano shot a one-under 71 and sits in a tie for 18th entering Thursday's action.
With 36 holes to play, the Tritons will enter day two 19 strokes behind tournament leader LMU and one stroke behind Idaho for 13th place.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The morning got off to a strong start for UC San Diego. Playing the back nine at the outset, redshirt freshman
Davis McDowell birdied the par four 10th hole. On the 191-yard par three 12th, both Catalano and junior
Elliot Bunyaviroch shot a birdie to keep the momentum going. As a team, the Tritons shot eight birdies over the first nine holes. At the midway point, UC San Diego was even as a team, trailing leader LMU by just three strokes.
However, once UC San Diego made the turn, the team's fortunes shifted as well. The Tritons shot 11-over on their final nine holes to conclude the first round.
UC SAN DIEGO RESULTS (through one round)
T18.
Francis Catalano, -1 (71)
T48.
Davis McDowell, +3 (75)
T56.
Davis Lee, +4, (76)
T62.
Elliot Bunyaviroch, +5 (77)
T81.
Ryan Vaughan, +7 (79)
TRITON TIDBITS
- The par 72 course at El Macero Country Club plays 7,138 yards with a rating of 73.0 and a slope of 129.
- The tournament field features five Big West schools. UC San Diego trails host UC Davis by eight strokes after the first round.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues play in the El Macero Classic with the 18-hole second round on Thursday morning. Tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. PDT with the Tritons scheduled to tee off at 9:30. Live scoring can be found by visiting
https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=24247.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
