EL MACERO, Calif. - UC San Diego Men's Golf leads the 17-team field and two Tritons are tied for first place following Friday's opening round of the El Macero Classic.
UC Davis is hosting the 54-hole tournament at El Macero Country Club.
UC San Diego sits alone in front at seven-under par. The University of San Diego is one stroke back in second place, while Pacific and Saint Mary's are tied for third, two strokes behind the Tritons.
Francis Catalano and
Kyle Dougherty are tied for first place with two other players at four-under par.
Tritons
Justin Gill,
Akira Isayama, and
Nathan Tseng are also in the field. Gill is in the top-15, tied for 14th after shooting a one-under 71.
There are 92 players in the field.
Just five teams finished under par as California Baptist is one-under. Individually, 19 players shot under par.
TRITON STANDINGS
tie-1.
Francis Catalano, -4 (68)
tie-1.
Kyle Dougherty, -4 (68)
tie-14.
Justin Gill, -1 (71)
tie-42.
Akira Isayama, +2 (74)
tie-42.
Nathan Tseng, +2 (74)
TRITON TIDBITS
• This is the fourth-straight season that UC San Diego has played this tournament.
• There are five Big West teams competing: Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Sacramento State, UC Davis, and UC San Diego.
• The Tritons placed ninth of 18 teams at the El Macero Classic in 2024.
Davis McDowell finished sixth of 104 players.
UP NEXT
The second round of the El Macero Classic is set for Saturday, April 12. Groups will begin teeing off at 8:30 a.m. The third and final round takes place Sunday.
The 2025 Big West Men's Golf Championship is scheduled for April 27-29 at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. It will be the first time the Tritons take part as they are now eligible for postseason action after completing their four-year transition to NCAA Division I.
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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.
