Arizona State's Preston Summerhays
There weren't too many red flags on the first day of the NCAA Regionals being held at six sites around the country.
Arizona State (-26) and Arkansas (-22) are setting a furious pace at the Las Vegas and Salem Regionals. Chattanooga, the eighth-seed at the Auburn Regional, turned in an impressive 5-under round at the Auburn University Club, where Colorado State (-3) was the only other team to break par in the hot and humid conditions.
Extremely tight races for fifth spots are shaping up at the Las Vegas and Morgan Hill Regionals heading into moving day on Tuesday.
Here's a recap of the first day of action from the NCAA Men's Division I Regionals:
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Auburn Regional (Live Scoring)
Auburn University Club; Auburn, Ala.
Eighth-seed Chattanooga set the pace on the first day in Auburn, carding a 5-under 283. Top-ranked Vanderbilt struggled early before settling for a 6-over round of 294, which leaves the Commodores tied with Ohio State for the fifth spot. Second-seed Tennessee is currently three shots off the cutline.
The teams:
1. Vanderbilt 2. Tennessee 3. Auburn 4. Colorado State 5. Ohio State 6. Washington 7. TCU 8. Chattanooga (Southern) 9. Houston 10. Marquette 11. Indiana 12. Augusta (Southland) 13. Siena (MAAC)
The individuals:
Alex Goff (Kentucky), Brantley Scott (Troy), Erik Jansson (Jacksonville State), Cameron Clarke (Southern Miss), Brian Ma (Harvard), Jackson Skeen (Tennessee Tech), Luka Naglic (Arkansaw State), Huge Thyr (South Alabama), Killian McGinley (Fairfield)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Chattanooga (-5); 2. Colorado State (-3); t-3. Auburn (+4); TCU; t-5. Vanderbilt (+6); Ohio State (+6).
The next three: t-7. Indiana (+9); Washington; Tennessee.
Individual leaders: Christoph Bleier, Colorado State (-4); John Houk; Chattanooga (-4).
Advancing individual as of today: Alex Goff, Kentucky (-1).
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Salem Regional (Live Scoring)
The Cliffs at Keowee Falls; Salem, S.C.
Birdies were plentiful in Salem, where sixth-seed Arkansas is setting a furious pace at 22-under. The Razorbacks also set program overall records for low round (266) and best score in relation to par (-22) to open a six-shot lead over eight-seed New Mexico. Segundo Oliva Pinto and Wil Gibson each carded a first-round, 7-under-par 65 and are tied for third on the individual leaderboard. Top-seed North Carolina turned in a business-like 15-under 273, seven strokes behind Arkansas and one behind New Mexico. North Carolina's Ryan Burnett leads all individuals after tying his career-low round and equaled the best round in an NCAA regional by a Tar Heel with a 9-under-par 63. No. 12 seed Northern Illinois (-13) is also currently inside the cutline, while No. 3 Texas A&M (-7) and No. 4 San Diego State (-4) are not.
The teams:
1. North Carolina 2. Georgia Tech 3. Texas A&M 4. San Diego State 5. Georgia Southern 6. Arkansas 7. Purdue 8. New Mexico 9. Clemson 10. Furman (Southern) 11. Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) 12. Northern Illinois (Mid-American) 13. Long Island (Northeast) 14. Longwood (Big South)
The individuals:
Kieron van Wyk (Charleston), Luis Carrera (UCF), Johnny Travale (UCF), Seth Taylor (Coastal Carolina), Bryce Corbett (Radford)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Arkansas (-22); 2. New Mexico (-16); 3. North Carolina (-15); 4. Northern Illinois (-13); 5. Georgia Tech (-10).
The next three: 6. Georgia Southern (-9); 7. Texas A&M (-7); 8. Clemson (-6).
Individual leader: Ryan Burnett, North Carolina (-9).
Advancing individual as of today: Scott Jordan, Longwood (-8).
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Bath Regional (Live Scoring)
Eagle Eye Golf Club; Bath, Mich.
Led by a 6-under-par 65 from senior Ben van Wyk, sixth-seed Georgia holds the first-round lead in Bath after carding an 18-under 266. The Bulldogs are six shots clear of host school, Michigan State and top-seed Illinois. The 10th-seeded Spartans performed well in their own backyard, turning in the second-best 18-hole score this season and tied for second-best overall in program history. The trio of fifth-year seniors – Matthis Besard, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, and Tommy Kuhl - combined to shoot 11-under to lead the Illini to a 12-under finish.
The teams:
1. Illinois 2. Florida 3. Texas 4. Oregon 5. Kansas State 6. Georgia 7. Liberty 8. San Diego 9. Little Rock (OVC) 10. Michigan State 11.Wisconsin 12. Illinois State (MVC) 13. Purdue Fort Wayne (Horizon)
The individuals:
Barend Botha (Toledo), Ben Warian (Minnesota), Tyler Goecke (Wright State), Palmer Jackson (Notre Dame), Nathan Han (Columbia), Mikkel Mathiesen (Wright State), Caleb VanArragon (Valparaiso), Nate Stevens (Notre Dame), Anthony Delisanti (Valparaiso), Jack Simon, (St. John’s)
Advancing teams as of today:1. Georgia (-18); t-2. Michigan State (-12); Illinois; 4. Texas (-9); t-5. Little Rock (-5); Oregon.
The next three: 7. Florida (-4); 8. Kent State (-3); 9. Liberty (-1).
Individual leader: Ben Van Wyk, Georgia (-6).
Advancing individual as of today: Mikkel Mathisen, Wright State (-4).
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Las Vegas Regional (Live Scoring)
Bear’s Best Las Vegas; Las Vegas, Nev.
As expected, scores were low in Las Vegas, where the top three seeds - Arizona State (-26), Stanford (-20) and Virginia (-19) are running 1-2-3. Southern Conference champion East Tennessee State (-16) turned in a strong performance on Monday and currently sits in the fourth position. The fifth position is shaping up to be quite the scuffle between six teams tht are currently separated by a single stroke.
The teams:
1. Arizona State 2. Stanford 3. Virginia 4. Oklahoma State 5. Northwestern 6. East Tennessee State (Southern) 7. Cincinnati 8. San Francisco (West Coast) 9. UNC-Greensboro (Southern) 10. Long Beach State (Big West) 11. Oregon State 12. Davidson (Atlantic-10) 13. Kansas City (Summit) 14. Lehigh (Patriot)
The individuals:
Caden Fioroni (UNLV), Mac McClear (Iowa), Aidan Thomas (New Mexico State), Garrison Smith (New Mexico State), Brady McKinlay (Utah Valley)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Arizona State (-26); 2. Stanford (-20); 3. Virginia (-19); 4. East Tennessee State (-16); t-5. UNC Greensboro (-12); Oklahoma State; Davidson.
The next three: t-8. San Francisco (-11); Oregon State; Cincinnati.
Individual leader: Preston Summerhays, Arizona State (-10).
Advancing individual as of today: Five tied at -6.
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Norman Regional (Live Scoring)
Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club; Norman, Okla.
The teams:
1. Texas Tech 2. Oklahoma 3. Alabama 4. Ole Miss 5. Wake Forest 6. Duke 7. LSU 8. North Florida 9. Colorado 10. Kansas 11. UNC-Wilmington 12. Louisiana (Sun Belt) 13. Princeton (Ivy) 14. Arkansas-Pine Bluffs (Southwestern)
The individuals:
Luke Gutschewski (Iowa State), Nathan Petronzio (SMU), Bret Gray (Sam Houston), Vincente Marzilio (North Texas), James Swash (Louisiana Tech)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Texas Tech (-10); 2. Okahoma (-9). 3. Alabama (-7). 4. Duke (-5). 5. Colorado (-4).
The next three: 6. North Florida (-3); 7. Kansas (E); 8. LSU (+4).
Individual leaders:,/b> Nick Dunlap, Alabama (-6); Drew Goodman, Oklahoma.
Advancing individual as of today: Will King, Kansas (-4).
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Morgan Hill Regional (Live Scoring)
The Institute Golf Club; Morgan Hill, Calif.
At 12-under, third-seed Mississippi State was the only team to reach double figures under par in Morgan Hill. Florida Satte (-7) and Pepperdine (-4) are also off to solid starts, while fourth-seed Arizona (+10) dug a hole for itself and is 13 strokes off the cutline with two rounds remaining.
The teams:
1. Pepperdine 2. Florida State 3. Mississippi State 4. Arizona 5. Louisville 6. Baylor 7. Missouri 8. Houston 9. Brigham Young Univ. (West Coast) 10. NC State 11. Charlotte (American) 12. Grand Canyon (Western Athletic Conf.) 13. Northern Colorado (Big Sky)
The individuals:
Matthew Manganello (Fresno State), Matthew Sutherland (Fresno State), Riley Lewis (LMU), Javier Barcos (Utah), Mahanth Chirravuri (Southern California), Julien Paltrinieri (Santa Clara), Caleb Shetler (San Jose State), Pono Yanagi (Washington State), Jackson Rivera (Southern California), Casey Leebrick (Sacramento State)
Advancing teams as of today: 1. Mississippi State (-12); 2. Florida State (-7); 3. Pepperdine (-4); t-4. Charlotte (-3); Baylor.
The next three: t-6. Louisville (-1); Grand Canyon; Missouri.
Individual leader: Alfons Bondesson, Missouri (-5).
Advancing individual as of today: Alfons Bondesson, Missouri (-5).