BANDON, Ore. — Four members of the Sacramento State men's golf team shot par or better to help the Hornets into a tie for third place after the first round of the Bandon Dunes Championship on Sunday. Sacramento State shot 5-under as a team and is tied for Utah Tech for third place. The pair trail Oregon State (21-under) and Oregon (16-under) at the top of the leaderboard.
 
The lowest score for the Hornets during the round belonged to Zach Matzke who shot 67 on the par-71 course while competing as a individual. Matzke was 1-over through his first two holes but dropped below par for the rest of the round with birdies on the par-4 second and par-5 third. He added another birdie on the par-4 eighth to get to 2-under before a bogey on the par-3 10^th. A birdie on the par-5 12^th and an eagle on the par-5 15^th got him to 4-under for the round. His total ties him for sixth overall.
 
Zach Mate and Jai Bahl each posted rounds of 68 are tied for ninth overall. Mate was bogey free in his round with birdies on the par-5 third, par-4 sixth and par-5 12^th. Bahl eagled the par-5 third and birdied No. 4 to get to 3-under through his first six holes. However, bogeys on Nos. 7, 8 and 11 placed him even before he responded with birdies on Nos. 13, 14 and 15.
 
Mason Benbrook ranked third among players in the lineup with an ever-par 71. Bebrook started play with a birdie on the par-3 17^th and added a birdie on the par-4 second. He remained two under through 16 holes following a bogey on No. 7 and a birdie on the par-3 14^th. A double bogey on the par-5 15^th moved him back to even and he closed the day with a par.
 
The final score toward the team total came from Gabriel Smith who shot 72 and is tied for 43^rd. Smith scattered two birdies, a bogey and a double bogey over his 18 holes.
 
Max Thomas shot 73 and is tied for 53^rd. Thomas tied for the team lead with four birdies but also had four bogeys and a double bogey.
 
BANDON DUNES CHAMPIONSHIP
Bandon, Ore. | Pacific Dunes GC
Par 71 | 6,633 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Oregon State 263
2. Oregon 268
T3. Sacramento State 279
T3. Utah Tech 279
5. SeattleU 280
T6. Denver 283
T6. Santa Clara 283
T8. Wofford 284
T8. Utah Valley 284
10. Idaho 286
11. SIU Edwardsville287
T12. Seton Hall 288
T12. Air Force 288
14. Penn 290
15. Eastern Washington 292
 
Individual Top Five
1. Nguyen Anh Minh, OSU, 61
T2. Jeffrey Kwak, ORE, 66
T2. Rylan Johnson, OSU, 66
T2. Aiden Kraft, ORE, 66
T2. Walker Lamb, SU, 66
 
Sacramento State Scores
T6. Zach Matzke 67*
T9. Zach Mate 68
T9. Jai Bahl 68
T36. Mason Benbrook 71
T43. Gabriel Smith 72
T53. Max Thomas 73
* Competing as an individual