PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. – Finishing the opening round of the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate with a 1-under 71, Masatoyo Kato shot the low round of the day for the University of Evansville men's golf team.

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Opening Round Results

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Kato's 1-under-par effort has him in a tie for 12^th place with the first of three rounds in the books at True Blue Golf Club.  Carson Parker finished the day with a 1-over 73 to rank second for the Purple Aces and in a tie for 31^st place on the leaderboard.
 
Third on the squad was Caleb Wassmer.  His 4-over 76 has him tied for 67^th.  He was followed by Isaac Rohleder and Daniil Romashkin.  Rohleder totaled a 77 in the first 18 holes while Romashkin was one behind him with a 78.  Individual Henry Kiel carded an 81 in the first round.
 
Evansville is in 13^th place in the team standings with a 297.  UE is just four strokes outside of the top 10.  Valparaiso and Delaware had the top scores of the day, each posting a 285 to pace third-place Troy by two shots.
 
Jared Nelson from the University of Connecticut leads the individual standing.  He completed the opening round with a 4-under 68.
 
Round two will take place on Tuesday morning.