scorThe ninth-ranked University of Minnesota men's golf team struggled Friday in their opening round of the Toyota Men's Collegiate Golf Championship in Las Vegas, Nev. The Golden Gophers shot a team score of 18-over-par 306 to put them in 15th place. Minnesota is 25 strokes behind Texas, who is leading at 7-under. The Toyota Championship is being played at the par 72, 7,381-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club.

Leading the Golden Gophers was senior Wilhelm Schauman (Djurshom, Sweden/Victor Rydberg) who carded a round of 74 (+2) to tie him for 41st place. Junior Justin Smith (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) is tied for 60th at 4-over 76, while senior Matt Anderson (Edina, Minn./Edina) shot a round of 77 to tie for 65th. Junior David Morgan (Rochester, Minn./Robert L. Stevenson) is tied for 72nd place with a score of 7-over 79. Ben Greve (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) sits at 76th with a round of 80 (+8).

The Toyota Championship will continue Mar. 8-9.

Team Scores - Day One Toyota Men's Collegiate Golf Championship Par 72, 7,381-yards 1. Texas 281 (-7) 2. UNLV 282 (-6) 3. Arizona State 284 (-4) Clemson 284 (-4) 5. N.C. State 285 (-3) 6. TCU 286 (-2) 7. Georgia 288 (E) 8. Georgia Tech 289 (+1) 9. Alabama 290 (+2) Florida 290 (+2) 11. Oklahoma State 291 (+3) Arizona 291 (+3) 13. Augusta State 293 (+5) New Mexico 293 (+5) 15. Minnesota 306 (+18)
Golden Gopher Scores T41. Wilhelm Schauman 74 (+2) T60. Justin Smith 76 (+4) T65. Matt Anderson 77 (+5) T72. David Morgan 79 (+7) 76. Ben Greve 80 (+8)