Senior Ryan Burnett and freshman David Ford led North Carolina with a pair of 1-over-par 71s in round one of the 2022 NCAA Men's Golf Championship Friday at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Tar Heels compiled the third-best round among the 15 teams that played in the afternoon wave and are seventh overall in the 30-team field after 18 holes. Carolina shot 8-over 288 with Ryan Gerard and Austin Greaser posting 73s and Peter Fountain's 75.
Vanderbilt leads at 2-over 282. Oregon and Auburn are tied for second at 5 over, Kansas and Arizona are tied for fourth at 6 over, Oklahoma is sixth at 7 over, the Tar Heels are in seventh place, Oklahoma State is eighth one behind Carolina and Arizona State and Liberty are tied for ninth at 10 over.