LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Cal is tied for seventh place after the first round Monday of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Invitational being hosted by UNLV at the Southern Highlands Golf Course. The prestigious 15-team event features a field made up entirely of programs ranked among the nation's top 50 including 11 in the top 25. The Golden Bears shot an even-par round of 288 and are 12 strokes behind leader Texas (276, -12).

Alexander Wilson led the Bears effort and is tied for 16th after a one-under par round of 71. Cameron Shaw and KK Limbhasut are tied for 27th one stroke behind Wilson after both carded an opening-round even-par 72. Shotaro Ban (73, +1) is another shot back and tied for 38th, while Sebastian Crampton (75, +3) is tied for 60th.

“In all honesty this was about what I expected today,” head coach Steve Desimone said. “This is a challenging golf course and a tremendous field. I think we were a little nervous and starting on the toughest part of the golf course so we got off to a bit of a slow start. But has been the trend with this team we settled and played a good second half of the round. We fought our way into respectability and even back into the tournament. Let's see what happens tomorrow and see if we can get a little closer to the top.”

The 54-hole event continues with 18 holes of play both Tuesday and Wednesday with the first tee times scheduled to begin each day at 9 a.m. PST.

Redford Bobbit (UNLV) and Charlie Saxon (Oklahoma) share the lead after one round following seven-under par scores of 65 on Monday. Bobbitt is playing in the event as an individual.

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COLLEGIATE MASTERS (HOSTED BY UNLV)
LAS VEGAS, NV
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS GOLF CLUB (PAR 72, 7374 YARDS)
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
1. Texas (276, -12)
2. Oklahoma State (280, -8)
3. Oklahoma (281, -7)
4. Illinois (283, -5)
5. Arizona State (286, -2)
6. USC (287, -1)
T7. Cal (288, E)
T7. UNLV (288, E)
T7. Alabama (288, E)
10. Texas Tech (290, +2)
11. Texas A&M (292, +4)
T12. TCU (293, +5)
T12. Georgia (293, +5)
14. UCLA (294, +6)
15. SMU (299, +11)
 
PLAYER LEADERBOARD – CO-INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
^T1. Redford Bobbitt (UNLV) 65 (-7)
T1. Charlie Saxson (Oklahoma) 65 (-7)

PLAYER LEADERBOARD – CAL INDIVIDUALS (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
T16. Alexander Wilson (71, -1)
T27. Cameron Shaw (72, E)
T27. KK Limbhasut (72, E)
T38. Shotaro Ban (73, +1)
T60. Sebastian Crampton (75, +3)