Men's Golf 5/19/2025 5:00:00 PM Chris Brannick

Central Seventh At Nationals After Day One

Jordan Wilson Early Contender For Individual Title Is Also Seventh After First Round

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Central Oklahoma is in seventh place after the first round of the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship Monday at PGA National.

UCO shot a 2-over-par 290 on the 7,074-yard Par 72 course. St. Mary's leads the 20-team field after shooting a 9-under 279 Monday. Florida Southern (286) and Lee (287) are second and third. North Georgia, Missouri S&T, and Columbus State are all tied for fourth at 289, one shot in front of the Bronchos.

Jordan Wilson led UCO Monday with a 2-under 70. He is also in seventh place in the individual race for a national title after 54 holes this week. The leader is Bennett McNabb of Lee University at 6-under par. Five other players are 5-, 4-, and 3-under in front of Wilson.

Wilson started the day with a strong first six holes. He began with two pars before a birdie on the Par 5 third, then had two more pars before a birdie on the Par 5 sixth. Wilson finished with two bogeys around a birdie on eight and was 1-under at the turn. On the back nine, Wilson sank four more birdies on 10, 14, 16, and 18. He added two pars and had three bogeys to finish 1-under again and 2-under for the day.

Nick Canales is 20th individually after an even-par 72. Just one more stroke, Baylor Bostick is 36th after a 1-over 73. Bennett Baldwin shot a rare 3-over-par 75 Monday, just above the field average of 74.4 after one round. Karsten Paciotti is also in the lineup and shot a 4-over 76 Monday.

Canales only had one blemish on the front nine, a bogey on No. 3. But he birdied the next hole, parred four straight, and sank another birdie on No. 9 to finish the front nine 1-under. Canales also had three bogeys on the back nine but he started and finished with birdies to shoot a 1-over 37 and finish even for the day.

Central Oklahoma and 19 other squads are competing for a spot in the top eight to advance to match play in the national quarterfinals Thursday morning. The top individual after 54 holes of stroke play will be crowned national champion.

UCO tees off early Tuesday. Paciotti starts it at 6:30 a.m. (Eastern). Bostick (6:41 a.m.), Canales (6:52 a.m.), Baldwin (7:03 a.m.), and Wilson (7:14 a.m.) are all in the first group with North Georgia and Colorado Christian.

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Players Mentioned

Bennett Baldwin: Senior

Baylor Bostick: Sophomore

Nick Canales: Sophomore

Karsten Paciotti: Junior

Jordan Wilson: Senior

Players Mentioned

Bennett Baldwin
: Senior

Baylor Bostick
: Sophomore

Nick Canales
: Sophomore

Karsten Paciotti
: Junior

Jordan Wilson
: Senior