PROVO, Utah. — After the opening 36 holes, Saint Mary’s golf sits in solid position as the Gaels shot 9-under to place tied for third in the first day of the Ping Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club.
The site of the 2017 West Coast Conference Championship, SMC and its conference counterparts are getting a prime tuneup ahead of the championship which begins on April 20.
With 11 teams in the field, host BYU is atop the leaderboard at 11-under while Utah is just one stroke back at 10-under par. The Gaels and LMU are tied in third at 9-under, as Santa Clara rounds out the top-5 at 3-under through 36 holes.