HARDEEVILLE, S.C. -- The Creighton men's golf team started strong and sits in a tie for sixth place after the opening day of the BIG EAST Men's Golf Championships, Presented by JEEP.
Creighton's five players combined for 14 birdies on the front nine as a group but managed just three as a group on the final nine holes. Seeded sixth entering the championship, the Bluejay team was a tournament-best -4 as a group through 15 holes before that lead evaporated down the stretch. CU had four bogeys on the 16th hole, then three double-bogeys on the par 3 17th hole.