Hernandez Tied for 63rd After Round One of NCAA Championship
CARLSBAD, CALIF. – Kelvin Hernandez of the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s golf team completed round one of the NCAA Championship on Friday behind a three-over-par (75) at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
“The atmosphere today at the NCAA Championship was pretty surreal. Coach Dirk and I were headed down to the range to warm up and there was a DJ blasting some music so that was pretty fun, and it helped calm down the nerves heading into the first tee,” said Hernandez. “I was playing pretty good today, and I was playing some steady golf, but I just had two bad swings coming in that cost me a couple of shots but overall, it was a solid round. The course is playing really tough, but it was an amazing feeling having my parents and the coaches by my side and supporting me throughout the whole round.”
The Leaderboard
Hernandez stands in a tie for 63rd place out of 156 individuals in the field.
The freshman carded two birdies and 12 pars on the day.
Virginia and Arizona are tied for first place to lead all teams with a two-over-par (290).
Hiroshi Tai of Georgia Tech stands atop the player leaderboard behind a five-under-par (67).
SoCon foe ETSU is in a tie for ninth place with Notre Dame and Texas after recording an eight-over-par (296)
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Hernandez will tee off from hole 10 at 2:12 p.m. PST/5:12 p.m. EST. on Saturday, May 25 for the second round of the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Courtesy of Emma White
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro