GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG junior men's golfer Jake McGlone (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin) played his first round as an individual in the NCAA Tournament Monday in the NCAA Franklin Regional hosted at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. McGlone is one of 10 individuals and 13 teams playing on the par-72, 7,190-yard course outside of Nashville.

McGlone sits in a tie for 68^th place overall in the field after recording a 6-over par 78 in the first round. He opened the round with two bogeys in his first four holes before recording a birdie on hole No. 5 to move to 1-over on the day. He settled in and recorded eight straight par scores before going 5-over par on his last five holes.

McGlone will continue his time in the NCAA Regional Tuesday morning with a 9:50 a.m. (CT) tee time from hole No. 10. No. 13 Doug Ghim of Texas holds the overall lead after recording a blistering 8-under par 64 in round one with six birdies, an eagle and 11 par scores. Second-ranked Texas also holds the team lead by 11 strokes after posting a 20-under par 268 score in round one. East Carolina is second at 9-under par 279 while No. 23 Washington and No. 47 Kennesaw State are tied for third at 5-under par 283.

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