Golfers Open In 14th At Stanford's "The Goodwin"

Holland Leading Buffalo Charge With a 3-Under 67

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The University of Colorado men's golf team turned in an even-par opening round effort here Thursday, and finds itself in 14th place but just eight strokes out of the top five after one round of Stanford's "The Goodwin."

Host and No. 14 Stanford grabbed the first day lead with a 12-under team score of 268, with No. 51 SMU two back at 10-under 270. No. 9 Washington and No. 11 Georgia Tech are tied for third at 9-under 271, with No. 47 Nevada and No. 57 BYU rounding out the top five at 8-under 272.

The 28-team field was split into two halves; the Buffaloes were fourth among the 14 teams that competed in the morning, finishing…