Gonzaga University
WCC Championships - Day One
Men’s Golf in Sixth After Day 1 at WCC Championships
4/29/2021 3:01:00 PM | Men's Golf
Minni tied for 11th on leaderboard
HENDERSON, Nevada — The Gonzaga men's golf team is in sixth place after the first round at the 2021 West Coast Conference Championships. The Bulldogs finished the first day at one-over (289).
Jace Minni led the Zags with a two-under (70) performance on the day at the Reflection Bay Golf Club. The freshman is currently tied for 11th place overall. He eagled the Par-5 sixth hole. The Delta, B.C., native, also leads the team average Par-3 scoring at 2.75 (-1), tied for second best in the tournament. Minni, along with senior Cameron Nicklos, made four birdies in Round 1.
Nicklos is tied for 17th, after carding a 72 (E). Fellow senior, Charlie Magruder finished the day tied for 28th at one-over (73). Magruder leads the Bulldogs in pars made with 12 on the day, tied for third best in the tournament.
Matthew Ruel, Zach Stocker and Nicklos are right behind Magruder in made pars with 11 apiece. Stocker and Ruel are both tied for 33rd at two-over (74).
Pepperdine leads all teams totaling a 269 (-19) on the first day. Individually, Tim Widing of San Francisco is in the lead at six-under (66).
The Bulldogs tee off at 7:50 a.m., Friday for round two. Live scoring will be available on GoZags.com.
Gonzaga Head Coach Robert Gray …
"Decent first round today. We got off to a great start, had some trouble on a couple of holes on the back but hung in there for the final couple of holes.
"We definitely showed how we're capable of playing, being -7 thru the first 8 and -5 thru 14. Unfortunately, holes 15 & 16 had our number today but we did a great job hanging in there mentally and finishing off the last two holes.
"It was great to see all of the guys have a good day with scores between 2 under and 2 over."
