MG in tie for 11th after first round of The Prestige

Oct. 10, 2010

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Vanderbilt senior golfer Ryan Haselden shot a first-round 73 at The Prestige at PGA West to lead the Commodores in round one in La Quinta, Calif. Vanderbilt is in a tie for 11th with UCF after shooting a 301 on Sunday.

The Commodores got off to a rough start to their round, with the five Vanderbilt players combining to shoot 15-over par with only one golfer under par (Ryan Haselden) on their front nine. However, VU rebounded on their back nine and made a 12-shot improvement, combining to shoot three-over par on the back.

Haselden led all Commodore golfers with a 73 on Sunday. After a sluggish start, Adam Hofmann fired a three-over, 75, and a two-under par on his back nine.

California leads the tournament after shooting a two-under par, 286, by four strokes over Arizona State. Individually, Cameron Wilson holds the first-round lead after carding a five-under, 67, on Monday.

First Round Results

T-11. Vanderbilt
T-16. Ryan Haselden – 73
T-31. Adam Hofmann – 75
T-38. Will Snipes – 76
T-48. Charlie Grace – 77
T-48. Trey DelGreco – 77

Notes

-Adam Hofmann and Will Snipes each registered eagles today.

Quotes
Head Coach Tom Shaw

-“We finished with some positives, but we’ve got to figure out a better way than that. There are just different conditions out here. It’s really hot, really dry. The turf is different, the greens are different. The finals of Q school are held here every other year, so it’s a test for our guy. We’ve got to shore up the weaknesses and bring our best.”