BULLARD, Texas - The Mid-America Christian University golf teams opened their 2019 spring schedule on Monday afternoon, heading south to Bullard Texas to take part in the Tyler Junior College Spring Invitational. The event, which is taking place at the Oak Hurst Golf Course and being played at a distance of 6,813 yards, features nine teams, including three four-year schools. 

MACU shot a day one round of 317, finishing second among the four-year institutions and sixth overall. Indian Hills Community College and Ranger Junior College tied to shoot the low round of the first day, carding combating rounds of 293.

The hosts from Tyler JC shot a 307 to finish third, and Murray State College and the University of the Southwest tied for fourth at 308 to finish ahead of MACU in sixth.

Individually on the men's side, MACU's Gage Gibson finished the first round in a tie for 13th with a 77, Austin Davis shot a 78 to finish in a 17th place deadlock, and Kaden Upton tied for 19th with a 79. Wyatt Bonds (83, T-37th) and Isaac Maston (84, 40th) rounded out the afternoon for the men.

On the women's side, Hannah Price sits in 19th after day one, as she shot a 93, and Kirsten Westlake fired a 97 to finish the day in 25th.

The tournament will conclude with a single 18-hole round on Tuesday.