Gonzaga University
Colin Montgomerie HBU Invitational - Day One
Men’s Golf in Third Place Entering Final Round
3/8/2021 5:08:00 PM | Men's Golf
Salas tied for third on the leaderboard
SPRING, Texas — The Gonzaga men's golf team is in third place after two rounds at the Colin Montgomerie-HBU Invitational at Augusta Pines Golf Club hosted by Houston Baptist University.
The Bulldogs totaled a 588 (+12) after the conclusion of the second round. As a team, GU is in second place in birdies with 33 made so far at the tournament.
Brentt Salas leads the Zags finishing the day tied for third. The junior finished both the first and second round Even Par putting up 144 (E). Salas also led the Bulldogs in Par 3-holes with an average score of 3.00 (E).
Matthew Ruel is tied for 12th at two-over (146) through the first and second round. The senior is tied for the best in the tournament in Par 4-holes with a 3.80 average (-2). Ruel also co-leads the tournament with individual birdies made, making 10 on the day.
Charlie Magruder is tied for 20th after the second round. After shooting a 72 (E) in the first round, the senior went four-over in round two finishing with a 148 (+4) on the day. Magruder is tied for fifth in the tournament on Par-5s averaging a 4.50 (-4). He is also the only Bulldog to score an eagle so far.
Holden Backes is tied for 29th after shooting a 75 (+3) in the first and second round, finishing six-over (150) for the day. Jace Minni is tied for 32nd with a 151 (+7) after two.
The Zags are seven strokes behind first place, Texas Rio Grande Valley, who is currently five-over (581). Stephen F. Austin is in second with a 586 (+10). Individually, Grayson Gilbert of New Orleans leads the tournament at five-under (139).
The third and final round begins at 6:15 a.m. Pacific Time Tuesday. Live scoring will be available on GoZags.com.
Gonzaga Head Coach Robert Gray ...
"We haven't played near our best but the guys hung in there and we still have a chance to finish in first. We'll need to be at a higher level in our games but we can definitely post a really good round on this course. Individually, Brentt has himself in T3 despite struggling with his driver. Matt is currently T12 but just two shots out of 3rd. Charlie and Holden both have the opportunity fro grab their first top 20 finish of the season."
