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Mountain West Championship Day 1
Wilkinson Leads Rams Strong Start
4/26/2024 8:36:00 PM | Men's Golf
All five Colorado State Golfers in the top 20 after the first round
CRESWELL, Ore. – It was a rainy and damp first round at the Mountain West Championship on Friday at the Emerald Valley Golf Club. Colorado State handled the conditions shooting a 4-under 284 to sit in second place. All five Rams are inside the top 20.
Sophomore Matthew Wilkinson led the way for CSU shooting a 2-under 70. He shot a 2-under 34 on the front nine with a trio of birdies before adding two more on the back nine. Over his final nine, he was even to end up tied for seventh.
Christoph Bleier and Jay Pabin are one stroke behind Wilkinson shooting 1-under 71 on the day to be tied for 13th. Bleier finished his day with 10 straight pars.
The final two Rams in Connor Jones and Rasmus Hjlem shot an even-par 72 in round one. Jones had a bogey-free round going until back-to-back on the 14th and 15th hole but rebounded with a birdie on the par 3 17th. Hjelm ended his day with a birdie.
Colorado State is two strokes back of leader San Diego State entering the second round. The Rams and Aztecs will be paired with Fresno State on Saturday starting to tee off at 11:40 a.m. MT. A live stream of the round can be found here and live results on GolfStat.
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