STOCKTON, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's golf team had a near-perfect start to the first round of the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational before ending the day at 1-over. The Hornets held the team lead at the midway point of the round after playing the back side of the course at 4-under par. The front nine proved to be tougher as the five players were a combined 5-over.
 
San Diego charged to the lead at 12-under during the day. Host Pacific is second at 9-under while Grand Canyon and California Baptist are 8-under and tied for third. Sacramento State is one of three teams tied for ninth place.
 
Max Thomas posted the low score for the Hornets on Monday, finishing at 1-under to tie him for 19^th place. Thomas birdied three of his first five holes and was 3-under at the turn. He started the front nine with a birdie to drop to 4-under but immediately followed with a bogey on the par-5 second. After five pars, he double-bogeyed the par-3 eighth and then parred No. 9 to end his day.
 
Patrick Dumag is tied for 33^rd with an even-par 71. Dumag was 2-under on the back nine with birdies on Nos. 10, 13 and 16 a bogey on No. 12. He birdied the par-3 second but added a bogey on No. 3 and a triple bogey on No. 4 to stand at 1-over. Dumag's final birdie came on the par-3 eighth to return him to even.
 
Zach Mate and Gabriel Smith each shot 72 and are tied for 46^th. Mate started his round with a bogey on No. 10 but was 1-under at the midway point of the round following birdies on Nos. 7 and 8. A double bogey on No. 1 took him to 1-over before he birdied No. 2. He parred seven of the final eight holes with the exception being a bogey on the par-3 eighth. Smith was 4-over through six holes before catching fire with five birdies on his next eight holes. His final birdie of the day came on the par-4 fifth to get him to 1-under. From there, he alternated pars and bogeys over the final four holes.
 
Luke Dugger is tied for 59^th at 2-over. Dugger had three birdies and three bogeys on the back nine and added two birdies, a bogey and a triple bogey on the front side.
 
The Hornets also had three golfers playing as individuals. Zach Matzke led the trio and is tied for 59^th at 2-over. Matzke had three birdies and five bogeys in the round.
 
Sacramento State will start the second round off the first tee at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The team will be paired with UC San Diego and UC Irvine. The tournament concludes on Wednesday.
 
VISIT STOCKTON PACIFIC INVITATIONAL
Stockton, Calif. | Stockton CC
Par 71 | 6,566 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. San Diego 272
2. Pacific 275
T3. Grand Canyon 276
T3. California Baptist 276
T5. California 281
T5. Washington State 281
7. UC San Diego 282
8. UC Irvine 284
T9. Sacramento State 285
T9. Cal State Fullerton 285
T9. Idaho 285
12. CSUN 287
13. UC Riverside 289
14. Nevada 290
15. Utah Tech 292
 
Individual Top Five
T1. You Choi, USD, 66
T1. Travis Robbie, PAC, 66
T1. Jaden Cantafio, USD, 66
T4. Carlos Asitazaran, PAC, 67
T4. Matt Diehl, GCU, 67
T4. Dylan Burcham, WSU, 67
T4. Jared Abercrombie, CBU, 67
T4. Kiko Coelho, GCU, 67
T4. Nathan Tseng, UCSD, 67
 
Sacramento State Scores
T19. Max Thomas 70
T33. Patrick Dumag 71
T46. Zach Mate 72
T46. Gabriel Smith 72
T59. Luke Dugger 73
T59. Zach Matzke 73*
T84. Jai Bahl 77*
T89. Jake Aberle 79*
*Competing as an individual