EL MACERO, Calif. - The opening round of the the El Macero Classic wrapped up Friday afternoon and UC San Diego men's golf is in 19th place among a field that features eight teams nationally-ranked in the top-100, including two in the top-50.

UC Davis is hosting the three-day, 20-school tournament at El Macero Country Club.

HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego struggled in the first round, shooting a 304, 16-over par on the par-72, 7,127-yard course.

Junior Jerry Wu is the top Triton thus far. He shot a two-over 74 and is tied for 53rd in the 100-player field.

Loyola Marymount leads the event with a six-under 282. The Lions are just a single stroke ahead of the University of San Diego and UCLA, which are tied for second place.

Individually, Matthew Anderson from the University of San Francisco is in front after firing an eight-under 64. He is three strokes ahead of three players that are all tied for second.

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TRITON RESULTS
T-53. Jerry Wu, +2 (74)
T-70. Kyle Dougherty, +4 (76)
T-81. Calvin Kong, +5 (77)
T-81. Davis McDowell, +5 (77)
T-92. Davis Lee, +6 (78)

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TRITON TIDBITS
• Davis McDowell has been the Tritons' top finisher in six of nine tournaments this season.
• Eight teams nationally-ranked in the top-100, including two in the top-50, are competing including San Francisco (45), San Diego (47), California (51), Long Beach State (58), UCLA (74), Fresno State (81), Santa Clara (87), and Loyola Marymount (97).
• There are five Big West schools represented including Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Davis, and UC San Diego.
• This is the second and final three-day tourney for the Tritons this season (Visit Stockton Invitational, Oct. 20-22).

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NEXT UP
The second round gets underway Saturday and the third and final round is set for Sunday. Action can be followed with live scoring.

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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 began a new era in 2020 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 III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.