Coming into the opening round, the consensus among coaches was Omni La Costa was going to be a difficult challenge, and any scores under par would be a stellar round.
Friday’s opening round proved just that. In fact, Omni La Costa punched the best college golf teams and players in the face like a heavyweight boxer.
The scoring average in the opening round was 75.84, which was higher than all but the third round (76.44) of the women’s championship last week. The par-5 14th hole, which plays 514 yards back into the wind, was the hardest hole of the day, averaging 4.49 strokes.
Similar to the women, the back nine played harder cumulatively than the front nine, though the two easiest holes on the course were the par-5 10th and par-5 18th holes.
There’s still plenty to figure out about the course, but as of now, Omni La Costa is proving it’s a stout championship test.
There were as many scores of 86 or higher than there were in the 60s.
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