Long Beach State in Second Place After the First Round of the Big West Championships

Sunday, May 1

La Quinta, Calif.

Long Beach State University

Big West Conference Championships (First Round)

Photo by: John Fajardo

Long Beach State in Second Place After the First Round of the Big West Championships

5/1/2022 7:56:00 PM | Men's Golf

Ian Gilligan is tied for second place at 2-under par after the first 18 holes.

By: Nicole Hoff, Athletics Communications Intern

Results (PDF)

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Long Beach State had a strong first round of the 2022 Big West Men's Golf Championships, going 1-over par on the day as they are currently in second place. The Beach sit six strokes behind UC Davis, who is leading the tournament after 18 holes.

Freshman Ian Gilligan led the Beach in the opening round shooting 2-under par and tied for second place. Gilligan finished the round with five birdies. He sits three strokes out of first place.

Isaac Rodea finishes the first day in the top 10 after shooting an even par of 72.

Two members of the Beach finished round one in the top 25. Steven Deutsch is tied for 11th with 1-over par while Tyler Schafer finished with a 2-over par and is tied for 16th. Following his teammates, Jack Ainscough shot 5-over par on the day.

Long Beach State will continue play in the second round Monday, May 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Beach fans can follow the action at Golfstat.com.

Team Results:
1. UC Davis 283 (-5)
2. Long Beach State 289 (+1)
3. UC Irvine 290 (+2)
4. Cal Poly 293 (+5)
5. Cal State Fullerton 295 (+7)
6. CSUN 297 (+9)
7. Hawaii 300 (+12)
8. UC Riverside 301 (+13)
9. UC Santa Barbara 309 (+21)

Individual Results (45 players):
T2. Ian Gilligan 70 (-2)
T8. Isaac Rodea 72 (E)
T11. Steven Deutsch 73 (+1)
T16. Tyler Schafer 74 (+2)
T34. Jack Ainscough 77 (+5)