LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Paced by Rodrigo Navarrete's opening round 3-over, the Bellevue University men's golf team finds itself in sixth place after the first round of play at the Paiute Battle.
The Paiute Battle:
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Host: Grand View University
Course: Paiute Golf Course – Wolf (Green Tees)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,604 yards
Teams: 18
Golfers: 99
Recap:
With two of the top three individual golfers, #1 ranked Keiser University holds a narrow two-stroke lead over #16 Ottawa University, 297 to 299, as they were the only teams to break 300 on the day.
Embry-Riddle is in third before a logjam featuring six teams in fourth through ninth separated by just four strokes.
OUAZ's Hector Barnetche carded a 69 (-3) and holds a three-stroke lead over Florian Brenner of Keiser. Keiser's Jakob Stavang Stubhaug and Victoria's John Morrow are tied in third place at 1-over after shooting 73 apiece on the day.
Bellevue's top golfer, Rodrigo Navarrete finds himself in a tie for seventh place at 3-over (75), along with eight other golfers.
Hugo Ronnberg is tied for 15th after carding a 4-over 76 while Alex Zillig – the third Bruin to shoot sub-80 – is tied for 38th at 7-over (79).
Hugo Brandt (80) and Floris-Jan Oosterhof (81) are tied for 52nd and 59th, respectively, at 8- and 9-over.
Who is in the Field?
Ranked in the Top 25 - #1 Keiser (Fla.), #3 Oklahoma City, #4 British Columbia, #6 Bellevue (Neb.), #10 Wayland Baptist, #16 Ottawa (Ariz.), #17 Rocky Mountain, #25 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
Teams Receiving Votes - Texas Wesleyan, Midland (Neb.), The Master's (Calif.), Victoria (B.C.), Grand View (Iowa)
Everybody Else - Arizona Christian, Northwestern (Iowa), Oregon Tech, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), St. Thomas (Fla.)
Up Next:
Second round action from The Paiute Battle continues tomorrow.
