From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The Carnegie Mellon University men's golf team competed in the first round of the Wynlakes Intercollegiate in Montgomery, Alabama on Monday, March 27, and carded a team score of 291. The Tartans are currently in third-place heading into play on Tuesday in a field of 15 teams, including five teams ranked in the top seven nationally. The 36-hole event is being played at the par 72, 6,979-yard Wynlakes Golf & Country Club.

Senior George Qian (Bettendorf, Iowa/Montverde Academy) led the Tartans with a school record-tying round of five-under par 67, the second time Qian has posted a round of 67 in his Carnegie Mellon career. The senior carded six birdies Monday afternoon and will enter play on Tuesday tied atop the leaderboard in a field of 80 golfers.

Junior Nikhil Mohan (Bangalore, India/Canadian International School) carded a career-best round of two-under par 70 and currently is tied for fourth-place after recording four birdies in the opening round. Senior Brad Jennette (Pittsford, N.Y./ Pittsford Sutherland) entered the clubhouse with a three-over par 75.

Junior Adrian Del Bosque (Monterrey, Mexico/IMG Academy) and sophomore Patrick Tan (Vancouver, British Columbia/Prince of Wales Secondary) both finished play on Monday with a 78. Del Bosque recorded par on eight of his last nine holes.

The Tartans had one individual enter the invitational, as sophomore Adrian Berger (Los Angeles, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) carded a round of 81.