Ian Gilligan Leads Long Beach State After the First Round at the St. Mary’s Invitational

Monday, November 8

Pebble Beach, Calif.

Long Beach State University

St. Mary's Invitational (First Round)

Photo by: John Fajardo

Ian Gilligan Leads Long Beach State After the First Round at the St. Mary’s Invitational

11/8/2021 8:29:00 PM | Men's Golf

The Beach are 3-over par after 18 holes, while Gilligan is 3-under and in the top 10

By: Lindy Zamora, Associate Athletic Communications Director

Team Results (PDF) | Individual Results (PDF)

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – After 18 holes at the St. Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Club, Long Beach State is 3-over par and in 15th place as freshman Ian Gilligan leads the way.

No. 6 Stanford sits on top of the leaderboard with a 15-under par after the first round, while San Francisco is in second with 7-under par. Santa Clara and Oregon are tied for third with 4-under, while San Diego rounds out the top five with 2-under par.

Long Beach State finished the first round with a 3-over par showing as the Beach are just two strokes out of the top 10 and five strokes from the top 5.

Gilligan, a freshman out of Reno, Nev., is leading the Beach with a 3-under par to tie for ninth place. Gilligan started the day off with a steady par on his first 12 holes, then finished strong with a pair of birdies on holes four and eight, before closing out the first round with an eagle on the ninth hole.

Senior Jack Ainscough finished the opening round with 1-over par, while freshman Steven Deutsch is 2-over. Both Clay Seeber and Isaac Rodea are tied with 3-over par showings after the first 18 holes.

Long Beach State will be back in action on Tuesday, Nov. 9 for the second round. Live scoring is available via GolfStat.com.

Team Results (19 Teams)
1. No. 6 Stanford 269 (-15)
2. San Francisco 277 (-7)
T3. Santa Clara 280 (-4)
T3. Oregon 280 (-4)
5. San Diego 282 (-2)
T6. Northern Illinois 283 (-1)
T6. St. Mary's 283 (-1)
T6. Fresno State 283 (-1)
9. New Mexico 284 (E)
T10. Colorado State 285 (+1)
T10. Costal Carolina 285 (+1)
T12. Loyola Marymount 286 (+2)
T12. Nevada 286 (+2)
T12. BYU 286 (+2)
15. Long Beach State 287 (+3)
16. Oregon State 294 (+10)
T17. Seattle 295 (+11)
T17. Washington State 295 (+11)
19. Pacific 301 (+17)

Individual Results (104 Players)
T9. Ian Gilligan 68 (-3)
T41. Jack Ainscough 72 (+1)
T54. Steven Deutsch 73 (+2)
T66. Clay Seeber 74 (+3)
T66. Isaac Rodea 74 (+3)