NEW HAVEN, CT –
The NC State men’s golf team opened up NCAA Regional play on Monday and sit in 12th place on the team leaderboard after the first round of the New Haven Regional played at Yale Golf Club.
Spencer Oxendine and Easton Paxton led the Pack on the first day with both firing even-par 70s.
Oxendine had six birdies on the day and three straight birdies on the back nine brought him to three-under on the day, but a triple bogey on his 17th hole brought him back to even par on the day.
Choi and Steinlechner are next for NC State with both Pack players shooting two-over par 72s. Choi had the second-most birdies on the day for NC State with five, while Steinlechner bounced back from a tough beginning, shot two-under par over his final 12 holes on Monday.
Carter Graf rounded out the NC State lineup with a five-over par 75.
Wake Forest and North Florida are tied for first at 13-under par. Georgia Southern is three shots back in third. Texas Tech is in fourth place while North Carolina and Illinois are tied for fifth place, six shots back of the leaders.
The top-five teams after three rounds advance to the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. NC State will start the second-day 11 shots back of the top-five.
The second round starts Tuesday morning at 7:30.
NC State Lineup
T36. Easton Paxton 70
T36. Spencer Oxendine 70
T53. Maximilian Steinlechner 72
T53. Ethan Choi 72
T70. Carter Graf 75
Team Standings
T1. Wake Forest 267
T1. North Florida 267
3. Georgia Southern 270
4. Texas Tech 271
T5. North Carolina 273
T5. Illinois 273
7. Seton Hall 275
8. UCF 276
9. Virginia 277
T10. Mississippi State 280
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