Stanford, Calif.----- Bryce Wortman posted an even par 70 leading San Jose State University to a 12th place start at The Goodwin men's golf tournament at the Stanford Golf Course.
Wortman's 70 comes off of his final-round 69 at the Oregon Duck Invitational two days earlier. His opening round on the par 70, 6,758-yard course consisted of two birdies and two bogeys. He was one of 24 players to match or better par and is in a tie for 11th place in the 135-player field.
Nate Jetter turned in his best score in relation to par this season with a 74. The Spartans also counted Sean Yu's 72 and one of the 75's from Matt Heitel and Kevin Velo for their team score of 291.
Washington is the first-round team leader with a 278. Host Stanford is second at 279.
The Goodwin's second round is on March 29. San Jose State's tee times start at 12:25 p.m. off of the 10th hole. The 54-hole tournament concludes on March 30 with 18 holes.
San Jose State University Men's Golf
The Goodwin, Stanford, Calif.
Par 70, 6,758 yards
Round 1 of 3
Team scores
1. Washington 278
2. Stanford 279
3. Southern California 286
California 286
5. Santa Clara 287
Oregon 287
Colorado 287
8. Northwestern 288
San Francisco 288
Oklahoma 288
11. Florida 290
12. San Jose State 291
13. UNLV 292
14. Pepperdine 293
Nebraska 293
16. McNeese State 294
17. UC Davis 295
Brigham Young 295
Arizona 295
20. Saint Mary's 296
21. Stanford B 297
22. George Washington 299
23. Toledo 301
24. SMU 302
25. Nevada 304
26. San Diego 310
Nova Southeastern 310
Leading individuals
1. Derek Ackerman, Santa Clara 67
Daniel O'Loughlin, Colorado 67
David Snyder, Stanford 67
4. Jan Schneider, Washington 68
Noah Woolsey, Washington 68
Peter Kuest, Brigham Young 68
San Jose State scores
11. Bryce Wortman 70
37. Sean Yu 72
52. Nate Jetter 74
76. Kevin Velo 75
76. Matt Heitel 75