Oct. 17, 2011

Day 1 results

By Gavin Davis
Athletic Media Relations

FAIRFAX, Calif.- The Colorado State men’s golf team finished Day 1 of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational tied in fifth place Monday. Junior Mike Sorenson leads the team tied in 18th place.

Sorenson fired a 1-under 70 in Round 1 followed by a 3-under 68 in Round 2 to pace the Rams with a 138 (-4). Junior Kirby Pettitt is just behind him in a tie for 22nd. After 36 holes of competition, Pettitt is 3-under with a 68-71--139.

Senior Zahkai Brown sits in a tie for 26th with a 72-68--140 (-2). Despite a shaky start in Round 1, Freshman Cameron Harrell shot a career low 66 in Round 2. He finished the day 75-66--141 (-1), in 34th place.

Senior Mike Wuertz rounded out the lineup for the Rams with a 74-73--147 (+5) in 70th place.

Head Coach Jamie Bermel is looking for a strong finish Tuesday.

“We played decent today,” said Bermel. “We need four good scores tomorrow and see if we can’t move up a little in the standings.”
 
The Rams are 19 strokes behind tournament leader Oregon. The Ducks posted a 538 (-30) after Day 1. Tournament host Cal is just behind them at 540 (-28).

CSU will begin the final round at 8:45 a.m. MT in Fairfax. Live stats will be available on GolfStat.com.

Alister MacKenzie Day 1 results:

T5 T18 T22 T26 T34 70

Colorado State Mike Sorenson Kirby Pettitt Zahkai Brown Cameron Harrell Mike Wuertz

284-273--557 (-11) 70-68--138 (-4) 68-71--139 (-3) 72-68--140 (-2) 75 66--141 (-1) 74 73--147 (+5)