Gonzaga University
Bandon Dunes Championship - Day One
Gaske and Nolan are Tied for 18th in Bandon
3/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BANDON, Ore. -- The Gonzaga men's golf team is in 12th place after the first round of the Bandon Dunes Championship. Ryan Gaske and Nick Nolan led the Zags with one-under (71) rounds on the Old MacDonald Course at the Bandon Dunes Resort Sunday.
Gaske and Nolan are three strokes out of the top-five. Nolan went one-under on the course's Par-3 holes, while Gaske made six birdies, the second-most in the 90-golfer field. Gaske also made seven pars. He was even-par (35) on the front-nine and one-under (36) on the back-nine. Nolan made nine pars and five birdies. The freshman went one-under (34) on the front-nine and even-par (37) on the back-nine.
Playing as individuals, Ben DuBois and Tyler Munetake both carded rounds of 72 (E) Sunday. The duo is tied for 29th. DuBois made 12 pars and three birdies. Munetake finished with 11 pars and four birdies.
David Ganz is tied for 37th at one-over (73). He had 11 pars and three birdies. Angus Montgomery (T71, 77, +5) and Chris Mogg (T80th, 78, +6) rounded out the Zags' Round 1 scoring.
Gonzaga is four-over (292) on the team leaderboard, just six strokes out of the top-five.
Oregon leads the team leaderboard at 13-under (275). The Ducks have an eight stroke lead over second place Colorado and Texas Tech. Hannes Ronneblad of Texas Tech tops the individual leaderboard at seven-under (65). Oregon's Wyndham Clark is a stroke behind in second.
"Overall, we thought it was a good start to the week," GU Assistant Coach Scott Kim said. "The team played with a great attitude and competed hard on every shot which has been a focus for us this season.
"We had three good scores, but weren't able to get a fourth score, which has been the theme this season. The conditions were perfect for scoring today, but the forecast says it will be a bit windier and have higher chances of rain for the next two days. So, it will be important to come out with a good positive mindset and be ready for the challenge."
The second round begins Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring will be available on GoZags.com.
