Zubair Firdaus sits in a tie for first place, and the Spartans are in fifth after round one at the Mountain West Championship!
— SJSU Men's Golf (@SanJoseStateMGO) April 28, 2023
Hear from head coach John Kennaday following the first round. ??#AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/e0Jrrz6moP
Round 1? was a good one.
— SJSU Men's Golf (@SanJoseStateMGO) April 28, 2023
Looking to keep the momentum in round 2?.#AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/8Gu4EnDNmB
TUCSON, Ariz. – Zubair Firdaus had his best round of the season as San José State sits in fifth place alone after the first round of the Mountain West Championship.
- Firdaus shot an opening-round 66 (-6) and is tied with three others atop the individual leaderboard.
- The Spartans shot a team score of 279 (-9), their fourth-lowest team score of the season.
- Kotaro Murata (70, -2) and Kristopher Stiles (71) join Firdaus with under-par rounds.
- Firdaus's 4-under-par 32 on the back nine included a stretch of four-straight birdies on holes 14-17.
- The sophomore is tied for first in total birdies with eight. He is also second in the field in par-3 scoring, shooting -2 on the short holes and averaging 2.5 strokes per hole.
- The Spartans shot -11 as a team on the par 5's, averaging 4.45 strokes per hole, which is second in the field.
- SJSU combined for 26 birdies, tied for first in the field.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will compete in round two of the Mountain West Championship on Saturday morning.
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