Josh Whalen shot a 7-under 64 and Ian Holt (Stow) carded a 6-under 65 to put the Kent State men’s golf team in first place after the first round of the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Golden Flashes shot a 20-under 264 to finish the first round 4 strokes ahead of South Carolina and 5 strokes ahead of third-place Baylor.
Chase Johnson (Walsh Jesuit) shot a 4-under 67 to finish tied for ninth, Bjarki Petursson shot 3-under par to finish tied for 15th and Gisli Sveinbergsson carded a 1-over 72 to finish tied for 51st.