SAN DIEGO - The UC San Diego men's golf team is third of 17 schools after Sunday's opening round of the UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
Playing on Torrey Pines' North Course, the Tritons finished their first 18 holes at four under par.
Loyola Marymount leads the field at nine under and UC San Barbara is third at eight under. California Baptist and DePaul are tied for fourth at one under par.
Those five teams are the only ones to shoot under par in Sunday's round.
Individually, senior
Nathan Tseng is UC San Diego's leader, in second place of 104 golfers after firing a three under 69. Two more Tritons are among the top 10 as junior
Justin Gill and freshman
Ethan Lien are tied for seventh at two under.
Loyola Marymount's Nateeshvar Anatha Ganesh sits ahead of the field at six under.
Monday's second round tees off at 1 p.m. and the final round is set for Tuesday at 7 a.m.
Admission is free and spectators are allowed on course after picking up a free bracelet from the representative at the putting green.
Action can also be followed with
live scoring.
TRITON RESULTS
2.
Nathan Tseng, -3 (69)
7.
Justin Gill, -2 (70)
7.
Ethan Lien, -2 (70)*
17.
Davis McDowell, E (72)
34.
Francis Catalano, +1 (73)
34.
Leo Cheng, +1 (73)*
58.
Calvin Kong, +3 (75)*
58.
Hanjie Yu, +3 (75)
* playing as an individual and does not factor in the team scoring
THE COURSE
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Torrey Pines Golf Course (North Course)
• 11480 North Torrey Pines Rd., San Diego, CA 92037
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7258
• Rating: 75.8
• Slope: 134
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North Course Scorecard
Designed by legendary course architect William P. Bell and completed by his son, William F. Bell, Torrey Pines opened in 1957. It offers two 18-hole Championship courses - the North and South courses. Both courses test a player's skill with tight fairways, lush rough, ample bunkering, and exceptional length that will test players of all skill levels, including the best players in the world. Torrey Pines is a municipal course, owned and maintained by the City of San Diego.
THE TEAMS (17)
(national ranking as of 3/18)
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San Diego (40) (individuals only, will not play in team event)
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Loyola Marymount (61)
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UC San Diego (96)
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California Baptist (165)
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Creighton (165)
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Drexel (177)
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UC Santa Barbara (187)
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Weber State (191)
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DePaul (198)
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Eastern Washington (208)
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CSUN (235)
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UC Irvine (241)
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Air Force (256)
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Southern Utah (263)
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Bucknell (277)
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Holy Cross (279)
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Prairie View A&M (293)
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Oklahoma Christian (NCAA D II)
UC SAN DIEGO INVITATIONAL HISTORY
| Year |
Course |
Team Winner |
Individual Medalist |
UCSD Finish |
Top Triton |
| 2025 |
Torrey Pines South |
New Mexico State, +21 |
Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State, -5 |
9th of 20, +45 |
Francis Catalano, 14th, +8 |
| 2024 |
Torrey Pines North |
North Dakota State, -7 |
Jack Johnson, North Dakota State, -8 |
6th of 17, +13 |
Davis McDowell, 7th, +1 |
| 2023 |
Torrey Pines North |
Oklahoma Christian, -32 |
Eirik Thomassen, CSUN, -20 |
9th of 15, -12 |
Davis McDowell, 11th, -6 |
| 2022 |
La Costa Champions |
Sacramento State, -10 |
Justin Hastings, San Diego State, -9 |
2nd of 14, -9 |
Davis McDowell 2nd, -8 |
| 2021 |
La Costa Champions |
Utah State, +29 |
Colten Cordingly, Utah State, +2 |
6th of 6, +61 |
Ryan Vaughan 6th, +6 |
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Liam Koeneke, San Diego State, +2 |
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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.
