WAIKOLOA, Hi. – The No. 1 Auburn Men’s Golf team is 15th after the first round at the Amer Ari Invitational, firing a 5-over 293 at the Kings’ Crossings Course at the Waikoloa Beach Resort in Waikoloa, Hawaii, on Thursday.
No. 7 Southern California and No. 5 Stanford share a one stroke lead at 10-under 278 over Oregon (9-under 279).
All-SEC senior Michael Johnson and redshirt junior Ryan Benton are tied for 45th after carding an even par 72. Johnson, a Birmingham, Ala., native birdied Nos. 2 and 5 on the front nine and Nos.