MONTEREY, Calif. – Three golfers shot an even-par 71 to get the Oregon State men's golf team off to a solid start at the Saint Mary's Invitational on Monday.
The Beavers opened the three-day, 54-hole tournament with a 2-over 286 to put them in a tie for sixth place in the 18-team field.
There are five other Pac-12 teams in the field and Oregon State is ahead of four of them -- No. 10 USC (6-over 290), Oregon (7-over 291), Utah (9-over 293) and Washington State (19-over 303).
Peter Kuest of BYU fired a 10-under 61, which was seven strokes better than the next closest golfer, and helped the Cougars take a commanding 10-stroke lead.