NCAA Southwest: UCLA on top
5/16/2013 | by Golfweek
see also: View results for NCAA Division I Auburn Regional, Auburn University Club
UCLA's depth shined as the Bruins started slowly but ended Round 1 with a 10-shot lead over Duke
By Sean Martin, Golfweek
A slow start turned into an exciting finish for No. 4 UCLA, the regional's top seed. The Bruins' four scorers played the par-5 17th in six under par Thursday. Anton Arboleda made double-eagle by holing out with a 3-wood from about 260 yards. Pontus Widegren, playing in the following group, hit 3-wood to 2 feet to make eagle.
"We didn't get off to a very fast start, which you can do out here, but we played steady all day long and then 'boom,' " head coach Derek Freeman said. "That made the difference."
UCLA has a 10-shot lead over No. 8 Duke after the first round. Freeman is cautiously optimistic, though: "There's still a lot of golf left and a lot of good teams here," he said. "We have to play well two more days."
Both Widegren (64) and Manav Shah (68) had bogey-free rounds. Widegren had four birdies and his eagle on 17, while Shah made two birdies and 16 pars. UCLA's four scorers only had four over-par holes. Arboleda's double-eagle was preceded by a double-bogey at the par-3 16th; he shot 67. Jonathan Garrick (69) had two bogeys, a double-bogey and five birdies. UCLA was the only team to have four sub-70 scores Thursday.
Results: NCAA Division I Auburn Regional
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , England | 700 | 65-63-70--198 | |
| T2 | Atherton, CA | 500 | 69-69-64--202 | |
| T2 | , Portugal | 500 | 68-66-68--202 | |
| T4 | , Philippines | 400 | 67-69-67--203 | |
| T4 | , Portugal | 400 | 71-64-68--203 |
About the NCAA Division I Auburn Regional
54 hole men's NCAA Regional from which the low teams advance to the NCAA Championship.
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