ST. GEORGE, Utah—The Utah Valley University men's golf team shot an 8-over-par 296 in the first round of the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational on Friday and is in a tie for ninth in the 14-team field. Kai Iguchi led the Wolverines with a 1-under-par 71 and is tied for 12th in the 92-player field.
 
"Today we were not sharp," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Curran. "We had lots of stupid mistakes. We showed lots of rust. Need a good one tomorrow to get back on track."

Iguchi recorded four birdies on the front nine and carded a 3-under-par 33. He had one birdie on the back nine to finish at 1-under-par 71.
 
Zane Loveland, who is playing as an individual, shot a 1-over-par 73. The senior golfer tallied four birdies on the day and is tied for 25th. Brady McKinlay shot a 2-over-par 74 with five birdies in his round and is tied for 38th.
 
Ethan Efford also carded a 2-over-par 74 and is tied for 38th. Efford is playing individually, and his score does not count towards UVU's team score. Hrecorded a team-best six birdies during his round.
 
Caden Weber is tied for 48th on the leaderboard after shooting a 3-over-par 75. Weber recorded a pair of birdies on the day. Joseph Glenn shot a 4-over-par 76 and is tied for 54th. Landon Anderson is tied for 62nd after recording a first-round score of 5-over-par 77.
 
Sacramento State's Ethan Davidson holds the individual lead after carding a 7-under-par 65. Middle Tennessee State is the team leader at 12-under-par 276.
 
Utah Valley will tee off in round two of the tournament on Saturday morning at 9:30 am. Live results will be available at GolfStat.com.