LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Sacramento State men's golf team is tied for eighth place after the first day of the Ka'anapali Classic by Outrigger on Monday at Ka'anapali Golf Resort. The Hornets counted four under-par scores during the round and finished the day at 8-under.
 
Max Thomas is tied for 10^th overall at 4-under par. Smith began his round with a par and then picked up his first birdie on the following hole. The sophomore fell back to even after a bogey on the 18^th but immediately returned to red numbers with a birdie on the par-5 first. Following two pars, Thomas alternated birdies and bogeys on Nos. 5-7 to remain at 1-under. He then closed his round with birdies on Nos. 8, 9 and 11 to get to 4-under.
 
Gabriel Smith shot 69 and is tied for 34^th place. Smith parred his first four holes but followed with a bogey on No. 17 and a double bogey on 18. Birdies on Nos. 3, 6 and 7 made him even  before a bogey on the par-3 eighth. Smith fell to 1-under after an eagle on the 485-yard, par-5 ninth and later added a birdie on the par-4 12^th.
 
Mason Benbrook and Zach Matzke each posted rounds of 70 and are tied for 51^st at 1-under. Benbrook parred his first seven holes and then bogeyed the par-5 first. Birdies on Nos. 2-3 dropped him to 1-under. Benbrook played his final eight holes even with a birdie on the par-5 fifth and a bogey on the par-4 11^th.
 
Matzke's round started with a bogey on the par-4 14^th but he quickly found himself even with a birdie on the par-4 16^th. Following seven pars, he birdied Nos. 6 and 9 to get to 2-under. He finished his round with a bogey on No. 10 and three pars.
 
Oklahoma, which is ranked 21^st nationally, was 21-under par and holds a four-stroke lead in the team standings. The Sooners are joined in the top three by TCU (17-under) and North Florida (12-under). Jase Summy of Oklahoma is the individual leader at 9-under while his teammate Ryder Cowan is second at 7-under.
 
The second round will have a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. PT. The Hornets will be paired with San Jose State, Gonzaga and Hawaii.
 
KA'ANAPALI CLASSIC BY OUTRIGGER
Lahaina, Hawaii | Ka'anapali GR
Par 71 | 6,700 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Oklahoma 263
2. TCU 267
3. North Florida 272
T4. Florida Gulf Coast 273
T4. Georgia 273
T4. Boise State 273
7. Southern Illinois 275
T8. SACRAMENTO STATE 276
T8. San Jose State 276
T8. Gonzaga 276
T8. Hawaii 276
13. Indiana 280
T14. East Tennessee State 281
T14. Kansas 281
T14. UConn 281
17. Wyoming 285
18. UC Irvine 288
19. CSUN 291
 
Individual Top Five
1. Jase Summy, Okla, 62
2. Ryder Cowan, Okla, 64
T3. Luke Balaskiewicz, UNF, 65
T3. Brett Moore, FGCU, 65
T3. Sam Udovich, TCU, 65
T3. Asher Whitaker, Okla, 65
 
Sacramento State Scores
T10. Max Thomas 67
T34. Gabriel Smith 69
T51. Mason Benbrook 70
T51. Zach Matzke 70
T85. Jake Aberle 72*
T112. Zach Mate 77