Richmond Va. (Oct. 2, 2006) -- The No 12. BYU men's golf team has finished their first day of competition at the PING/Golfweek Preview.
The Cougars are currently tied for seventh place with the No. 6 ranked team, Arizona State.
Nick Becker currently leads the BYU team in 12th place shooting a 70 on the par-70 course. Jake Ellison is one stroke behind in 17th place. Clay Ogden is one stroke behind Ellison with a 72.
"I'm not happy with how we've done," said assistant coach Todd Miller. "My expectations haven't been met. We did however get a good feel for the course and left the course with a good attitude. I think we can do a lot better tomorrow. We still have a shot."
Robert Gates, Niklas Lemke and Pablo Martin are currently all tied for first place with 67(-3).
The PING Preview is one of the toughest tournaments of the season for the Cougars as it is a preview for the upcoming 2007 NCAA Men's Golf Championship. The top-15 teams from last year's tournament are competing to see who will be among the best in the country this current season.
Play will resume for the BYU Cougars Tuesday at 8:00 am. Live stats will be posted throughout the day on golfstat.com.
T12 Nick Becker 70 E
T17 Jake Ellison 71 +1
T28 Clay Ogden 72 +2
T46 Daniel Summerhays 74 +4
T73 Nick Killpack 82 +12
1 Georgia -1 279
2 Texas A&M E 280
3 Florida +1 281
4 Oklahoma +2 282
5 UNLV +3 283
6 Lamar +5 285
T7 Arizona State +7 287
T7 Brigham Young +7 287
9 Georgia Tech +8 288
T10 Clemson +10 290
T10 Minnesota +10 290
12 Kentucky +12 292
13 VCU +14 294
14 Wake Forest +15 295
15 Washington +18 298