Men's golf tied for first after first day In Hawaii


<p> The Arizona State men's golf team is tied for first place after the first round of the Hawaii Hilo Intercollegiate as it shot a 9-under 271, led by three newcomers in the top 13. ASU is tied with Texas Tech, while Pac-10 schools Oregon State (273), USC (274) and defending NCAA champion Stanford (275) follow.</p><separator></separator><p>Spring roster addition <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/gross_stephan01.html">St… Gross</a> leads the tournament with a 6-under 64, while classmate <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kennegard_jesper00.html"… Kennegard</a> and sophomore Braxton Marquez are tied for 13th with a 2-under 68. Sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/borsheim_knut00.html">Kn… Borsheim</a> and senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/telliard_phil00.html">Ph… Telliard</a> are both tied for 36th at 1-over-71.</p><separator></separator><p>&quot;It was great to see <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/gross_stephan01.html">St… Gross</a> in his first ASU tournament take the lead,&quot; said ASU head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/lein_randy00.html">Randy Lein</a>. &quot;Braxton (Marquez) shot 4-under on the back nine with a bogey on the final hole so his day improved much until the final hole. To have the lead with such a strong field here after the first day with two spring newcomers is a great start.&quot;</p><separator></separator><p>Georgia Tech, ranked fourth by Golfweek, is tied for fifth with 10th-ranked Stanford.</p><separator></separator><p>TEAM RESULTS--HAWAII INTERCOLLEGIATE<br /> PAR 70/6,738 YARDS<br /> 1. ASU 271/-9<br /> 1. Texas Tech 271/-9<br /> 3. Oregon State 273/-7<br /> 4. USC 274/-6<br /> 5. Stanford 275/-5<br /> 5. Georgia Tech 275/-5</p>