HARTFORD, Wisc. – Freshman Eric Lee eagled his first collegiate hole and was one of two Golden Bears to shoot under par on the first day of the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Sunday. The California men's golf team finished the opening day with a 6-over-par 294 in sole possession of fourth place and seven strokes behind first place Purdue (-1).
 
Lee, the 2022 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year, found himself 3-under through two holes played following his eagle on the par-5 first hole and a birdie on hole 2. A double bogey on hole 9 dropped the freshman, but he was able to work through the back nine holes with a birdie on hole 12 and a bogey on 15 to finish tied for sixth as Cal's lone individual in the tournament.
 
Senior Sampson Zheng picked up where he left off from an All-American campaign last year with a 2-under 70 to tie for third after 18 holes. He was 2-under after nine holes played – three birdies on 2, 3 and 9 along with a bogey on 7 – and finished strong with birdies on 16 and 18 after bogeys on 11 and 16. Zheng enters the second round of competition just one stroke behind co-leaders Stefan Jacobs (Augusta) and Josh Robinson (Marquette).
 
Cal's three other lineup scorers flashed strong showings throughout the day, highlighted by a 2-under front-nine effort from redshirt junior Ethan Chung. A pair of double bogeys dropped him back to a 2-over 74 for the round, while fellow redshirt junior Tony Chen and sophomore Daniel Heo notched 3-under 75 efforts.
 
Freshman Ethan Fang rounded out Cal's efforts with a 4-over 76 in his collegiate debut.
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD

Place	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Purdue	-1	287
2	Marquette	+1	289
3	Augusta	+3	291
4	California	+6	294
5	Chattanooga	+8	296
T6	Nevada	+10	298
T6	Cincinnati	+10	298
8	#17 Texas A&M	+12	300
9	Wisconsin	+13	301
10	Penn State	+18	306
11	Dayton	+21	309
12	UC Davis	+23	311

 
CAL ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

Place	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
T3	Sampson Zheng	70 (-2)
T6	Eric Lee (Ind.)	71 (-1)
T17	Ethan Chung	74 (+2)
T28	Tony Chen	75 (+3)
T28	Daniel Heo	75 (+3)
T38	Ethan Fang	76 (+4)

 
UP NEXT
The Bears are paired with Chattanooga (+8) and Cincinnati (+10) in round two of the Marquette Intercollegiate. Tee times for Cal's lineup range between 7-7:40 a.m. PT, while Lee will start his day at 9 a.m. All six Bears will tee off hole 1. Live stats will continue to be on Golf Genius.
 
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