LOS CABOS, MEXICO – Cal (281, -3) is tied for third after the first round of the Querencia Cabo Collegiate played at par-71, 6928-yard Los Cabos Querencia golf course. The Golden Bears are seven strokes behind first-round leader South Florida (274, -10) while Baylor (275, -9) is one shot off the lead and Georgia (281, -3) tied with Cal. The four teams are the only ones under par after 18 holes of the event co-hosted by Arkansas and Houston.

All five players in the Cal lineup were within a single stroke of each other Sunday. Collin Morikawa, Sebastian Crampton and Cameron Shaw each had one-under par rounds of 70 to tie for 16th, while KK Limbhasut and Shotaro Ban both shot even-par rounds of 71 to tie for 25th.

Rice's Mario Carmona is the first-round leader after firing a five-under par 66 on his first 18 holes.

The 54-hole event continues with the second 18 holes Monday (9 am MT/8 am PT) before wrapping up with the third and final round Tuesday (8 am MT/7 am PT). Both are shotgun starts. Cal will play in five foursomes with South Florida, Baylor and Georgia during second-round action with third-round pairings still to be determined.

Cal is playing in the prestigious event for the first time in school history, participating in a collegiate event out of the country for the first time since September of 2000 when the Bears played at the Topy Cub in Fukushima, Japan, and playing in Mexico for the first time since three straight victories at the International Intercollegiate at Club Campestre in Monterrey, Mexico.

NOTES
● Morikawa and Crampton tied for a team-high five birdies in the first round
● After starting on the 12th hole Morikawa birdied the the par-four 17th, 18th, third and sixth holes, as well as the par-five fourth but also had a pair of double bogeys on the par-four first and par-five ninth.
● Crampton started on the 13th hole and made birdie before picking up for more on the 17th, 3rd and par-four seventh and 12th, while he bogeyed the par-three second and eighth, and the par-four sixth and 10th.
● Shaw, who started on the 14th hole, equaled his best round of the season with a one-under par 70 that included back-to-back birdies on the par-four 18th and first holes and one bogey on the par-three 11th.
● Limbhasut, who started on the 10th hole, made 16 pars in his round Friday as well one birdie on the par-four seventh and on the par-five fourth.
● Ban, who started on the 11th hole, had three birdies on the par-five 15th as well as the third and eighth holes, while his bogeys came on the par-four 16th and sixth, and the par-five ninth
● Cal has finished third or better in each of its seven tournaments in 2015-16.
 
QUERENCIA CABO COLLEGIATE (CO-HOSTED BY ARKANSAS AND HOUSTON)
LOS CABOS, MEXICO
LOS CABOS QUERENCIA (PAR 71, 6928 YARDS)
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
1. South Florida (274, -10)
2. Baylor (275, -9)
T3. Cal (281, -3)
T3. Georgia (281, -3)
5. Florida State (284, E)
6. Washington (285, +1)
7. Stanford (286, +2)
8. Oregon State (287, +3)
9. Arkansas (291, +7)
T10. Houston (292, +8)
T10. Mississippi (292, +8)
T12. Wake Forest (294, +10)
T12. Vanderbilt (294, +10)
14. LSU (295, +11)
15. Rice (296, +12)

PLAYER LEADERBOARD – INDIVIDUAL LEADER (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
1. Mario Carmona – Rice (66, -5)

PLAYER LEADERBOARD – CAL INDIVIDUALS (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
T16. Collin Morikawa (70, -1)
T16. Sebastian Crampton (70, -1)
T16. Cameron Shaw (70, -1)
T25. KK Limbhasut (71, E)
T25. Shotaro Ban (71, E)