STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford opened its home tournament Thursday and got through the first 18 holes of competition in fifth place. The opening round of The Goodwin saw TCU go off with a 16-under 264 to lead the 24-team field at Stanford Golf Course, with three players posting a 5-under 65.
Stanford is 12 shots back at 4-under.
UNLV's John Oda recorded the day's best round with a 6-under 64. Oda is one shot ahead of a six-player pack tied for second at 5-under.
The three-day, 54-hole event resumes Friday with live results available at GoStanford.com.
"The guys got off to a solid start, and definitely left a few shots out there," said Conrad Ray, Stanford's Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf. "We battled a few big numbers and made a couple of easy mistakes that kept us from being around the lead. I'm confident that the guys will be ready to shoot low tomorrow and work their way back into contention."
Maverick McNealy had six birdies and an eagle, but added a bogey and quadruple-bogey during his round of 67. McNealy eagled the par-5 seventh and hit two out of bounds off the 13th tee.
McNealy is tied for 11th along with David Boote, whose 67 came with five birdies and a pair of bogeys.
Viraat Badhwar was 1-over at 71, as was teammate Patrick Grimes. Franklin Huang carded a 4-over 74.