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Friday, April 20
Bremerton, Wash. / Gold Mountain Golf Club
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Mountain West Championship Day 1
AJ Ott had one eagle and five birdies in his opening round
Rams Tied For the Lead After First Round of Mountain West Championship, Ott Individual Leader
4/20/2018 7:14:00 PM | Men's Golf
AJ Ott shoots a career-best 66 in the first 18 holes to lead CSU's effort
BREMERTON, Wash. – The Colorado State men's golf team opened with a team total of 4-under 284 in the first 18 holes and is currently tied for the lead after the first round of the 2018 Mountain West Championship, April 20. The three-day, 54-hole event, hosted by the Mountain West Conference, is being played at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club (Par 72 – 7,115 yards) in Bremerton, Wash. The winner of the tournament earns the league's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Regionals.
The Rams went off in the first wave with top-seeded UNLV and led for much of the first 18 holes, eventually finishing a 4-under in a three-way tie with the Runnin' Rebels and San Diego State. Fresno State is three shots back in fourth at 1-under 287 with San Jose State in fifth at even-par 288. In all, nine teams are within 12 shots of the lead after the opening round of play.
Sophomore AJ Ott shot an opening round 6-under 66 and is the 18-hole individual leader. Ott had one eagle, five birdies and just one bogey on the day en route to tying for the third-lowest CSU single-round score in conference tournament history. It also tied Ott's lowest 18-hole score of the season and his career as a Ram. He leads a trio of golfers by two shots – UNLV's Shintaro Ban, Grant Booth of Nevada and Sean Talmadge of San Jose State.
"It's nice to be off to a good start and put ourselves in a good position for round two," head coach Christian Newton said. "AJ's round was very special. He had a few awesome chip-ins to keep the momentum going. I'm happy for him."
Junior Jake Staiano also was one of 14 players in the field to post an under-par round, shooting a 1-under 71 that puts him in a tie for 11th. Freshman Parathakorn Suyasri is tied for 19th at 1-over 73, with fellow freshman Jack Ainscough one shot back at 2-over 74. Senior Max Oelfke shot a 4-over 76 and is tied for 37th.
The Rams will go off in the final wave for the second round, beginning on No. 1 at 10:40 am PT and playing with San Diego State and UNLV.
The Rams went off in the first wave with top-seeded UNLV and led for much of the first 18 holes, eventually finishing a 4-under in a three-way tie with the Runnin' Rebels and San Diego State. Fresno State is three shots back in fourth at 1-under 287 with San Jose State in fifth at even-par 288. In all, nine teams are within 12 shots of the lead after the opening round of play.
Sophomore AJ Ott shot an opening round 6-under 66 and is the 18-hole individual leader. Ott had one eagle, five birdies and just one bogey on the day en route to tying for the third-lowest CSU single-round score in conference tournament history. It also tied Ott's lowest 18-hole score of the season and his career as a Ram. He leads a trio of golfers by two shots – UNLV's Shintaro Ban, Grant Booth of Nevada and Sean Talmadge of San Jose State.
"It's nice to be off to a good start and put ourselves in a good position for round two," head coach Christian Newton said. "AJ's round was very special. He had a few awesome chip-ins to keep the momentum going. I'm happy for him."
Junior Jake Staiano also was one of 14 players in the field to post an under-par round, shooting a 1-under 71 that puts him in a tie for 11th. Freshman Parathakorn Suyasri is tied for 19th at 1-over 73, with fellow freshman Jack Ainscough one shot back at 2-over 74. Senior Max Oelfke shot a 4-over 76 and is tied for 37th.
The Rams will go off in the final wave for the second round, beginning on No. 1 at 10:40 am PT and playing with San Diego State and UNLV.
| Teams | ||
| T1 | Colorado State | 284 (-4) |
| T1 | UNLV | 284 (-4) |
| T1 | San Diego State | 284 (-4) |
| 4 | Fresno State | 287 (-1) |
| 5 | San Jose State | 288 (E) |
| 6 | Wyoming | 289 (+1) |
| 7 | Nevada | 293 (+5) |
| 8 | New Mexico | 295 (+7) |
| 9 | Boise State | 296 (+8) |
| 10 | Utah State | 304 (+16) |
| 11 | Air Force | 305 (+17) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | AJ Ott (Colorado State) | 32-34=66 (-6) |
| T2 | Grant Booth (Nevada) | 33-35=68 (-4) |
| T2 | Shintaro Ban (UNLV) | 35-33=68 (-4) |
| T2 | Sean Talmadge (San Jose State) | 36-32=68 (-4) |
| T5 | Drew McCullough (Wyoming) | 34-35=69 (-3) |
| T5 | Blake Abercrombie (San Diego State) | 35-34=69 (-3) |
| T5 | Trevor Norby (San Diego State) | 34-35=69 (-3) |
| T5 | Galven Green (New Mexico) | 34-35=69 (-3) |
| T11 | Jake Staiano (Colorado State) | 34-37=71 (-1) |
| T19 | Parathakorn Suyasri (Colorado State) | 38-35=73 (+1) |
| T24 | Jack Ainscough (Colorado State) | 37-37=74 (+2) |
| T37 | Max Oelfke (Colorado State) | 36-40=76 (+4) |
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