KAUAI, Hawaii – Matt
Mierzejewski and Will Evans each shot 3-under par 69s in the opening round of
the Warrior Wave Invitational at Makai Golf Club on Monday, and the Georgia
Southern men’s golf team posted a 283 and is leading the tournament after the
first day.
The Eagles are one shot ahead of NC State and three ahead of
East Tennessee State and UC Irvine. Baylor rounds out the top five, four shots
back of GSU.
Hayden Anderson finished with a 2-under 70, while Scott
Wolfes shot a 75 and Charlie Martin shot a 76. Mierzejewski and Evans are tied
for fourth in the individual standings, while Anderson is tied for ninth.
Mierzejewski rolled in three birdies on the front nine and
added another on hole 12 to move to 4-under par. He bogeyed 16 to end the clean
round but finished with his best round as an Eagle.
After a bogey on hole three, Evans birdied four of the next
five holes to finish the front nine at 3-under. He played the back nine even,
with two bogeys and two birdies, getting a birdie on 18 to end the round.
Anderson was even-par through the front nine and birdied
three of the first four holes on the back to move to 3-under. He bogeyed 16 to
finish with a 70.
Both Wolfes and Martin had one big hiccup in their rounds as
both triple-bogeyed the par-4 fourth hole. Wolfes capped his round with birdies
on 15 and 18, while Martin was 1-over on the back nine.
The three-round tournament continues Tuesday.