Santa Cruz, Calif.----- Carl Corpus played his final 10 holes four-under par to finish with a two-under par 68 leading San Jose State University to a fifth-place tie after the opening round of the 74th Western Intercollegiate presented by Topgolf men's golf tournament.
Corpus started his opening round with three bogeys and a birdie for his first eight holes before catching fire with an eagle on par 5, ninth hole and a birdie on the 11th to go one-under par for the first time in the tournament. His 68 was his first sub-70 score of the season and his second two-under par round of the 2020-21 season.
The ninth hole was a turning point for a San Jose State team that was 11-over par after eight holes. Besides Corpus' eagle-3, Kristopher Stiles and Caleb Shetler birdied the ninth hole. Stiles would finish at even par 70. Shetler his last 10 holes one-under par for a 73.
San Jose State also counted 75's from Nate Jetter and Bryce Wortman. Jetter was eight-over after 11 holes, but was three-under the rest of the way. Wortman dropped three shots to par on his last nine holes. The Spartans did not count Sean Yu's 76.
As a team, San Jose State posted an 18-hole team score of 361 and is tied with Brigham Young for fifth place. Washington took the first-round lead with an even par 350 team score in the six-player, count five scoring format.
California is second at 353. Pepperdine at 354 and defending team champion Stanford is fourth at 358 in the 13-team tournament.
Corpus' 68 places him in a four-way tie for third place, one shot behind co-leaders Justin Ngan of Hawaii and Cal's Finigan Tilly with scores of 67. Ngan was one of two players who was as low as four-under par in the first round.
Six players are tied for sixth place at one-under par 69. Five players joined Stiles at even par 70 on a day with cool coastal California temperatures and a slight early afternoon breeze.
Stanford's Jake Beber-Frankel recorded the first hole-in-one of the 74th Western Intercollegiate using a 52-degree gap wedge on the par 3, 15th hole that played 122 yards.
This year's Western Intercollegiate presented by Topgolf features players from 17 countries and 13 states.
GOLF Channel will provide live coverage of the second round beginning at 4:00 p.m. (PT)/7:00 p.m. (ET).
74th Western Intercollegiate presented by Topgolf
Pasatiempo Golf Course, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Par 70, 6,615 yards
| Team scores |
|
| 1. Washington |
350 |
| 2. California |
353 |
| 3. Pepperdine |
354 |
| 4. Stanford |
358 |
| 5. San Jose State |
361 |
| Brigham Young |
361 |
| 7. Oregon |
362 |
| 8. Southern California |
363 |
| 9. Colorado State |
366 |
| 10. San Diego State |
367 |
| 11. UTEP |
370 |
| 12. UC Irvine |
371 |
| 13. Hawai'i |
383 |
| Leading individuals |
|
| 1 Finigan Tilly, Cal |
67 |
| Justin Ngan, Hawai'i |
67 |
| 3. Carson Lundell, Brigham Young |
68 |
| Carl Corpus, San Jose State |
68 |
| RJ Manke, Pepperdine (ind.) |
68 |
| 6 Puwit Anupansuebsai, San Diego State |
69 |
| Noah Woolsey, Washington |
69 |
| Greg Yellin, UTEP |
69 |
| Kelton Hirsch, BYU |
69 |
| Petr Hruby, Washington |
69 |
| Derek Hitchner, Pepperdine |
69 |
| More San Jose State scores |
|
| 12. Kristopher Stiles |
70 |
| 41. Caleb Shetler |
73 |
| 56. Bryce Wortman |
75 |
| 56. Nate Jetter |
75 |
| 56. Vijay Srinivasan (ind.) |
75 |
| 65. Sean Yu |
76 |
| 76. Matt Heitel (ind.) |
78 |
| 83. RJ Cesario (ind.) |
80 |
| Ind. – played as an individual entry |
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