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No. 8 Men’s Golf in the lead after opening round at St Andrews Links Collegiate
10.12.2026 | Men's Golf
Bennett holds a two-stroke cushion in the individual standings at 6-under after 18 holes.
ST ANDREWS, Scotland — The No. 8 Texas Men's Golf team carded a 5-under 345 on Monday to build a four-stroke lead after the opening round of the St Andrews Links Collegiate at historic St Andrews Golf Club. Junior Daniel Bennett posted a 6-under 64 in his opening round and has a two-stroke lead in the individual standings entering Tuesday's final round of stroke play.
The tournament is using six players to count five scores format during the stroke play portion of the event. In Monday's opening round, Texas counted scores from Bennett (6-under 64), junior Eduardo Derbez Torres (even-par 70), senior Jack Gilbert (even-par 70), freshman Sterling Hurd (even-par 70) and fifth-year Matt Comegys (1-over 71).
Texas holds a four-stroke cushion in the team standings at 5-under 345, while the host University of St Andrews is second at 1-under 349. Washington is third at even-par 350, and Penn is fourth at 10-over 360.
Bennett recorded six birdies (holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 13 and 16) and an eagle on the par-five 12th hole against just a pair of bogeys (holes 9 and 10) en route to his opening-round of 6-under 64. He has a two-stroke cushion over Washington's Brock Maulding at 4-under 66. Derbez Torres, Gilbert and Hurd are all tied for sixth at even-par 70.
The St Andrews Links Collegiate continues with a final 18 holes of stroke play on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Tee times for Tuesday's round will begin at 4:42 a.m. Central (10:42 a.m. Scotland) from the 1st tee. Golf Channel will provide live coverage on Tuesday from 8-11 a.m. Central.
Following the conclusion of stroke play, the four competing teams will be seeded into match play on Wednesday. The top two seeds will meet in the championship match, while the number three and four seeds will face off in the third-place match.
The Lineup
- Junior Daniel Bennett fired a 6-under 64 on Monday and holds a two-stroke lead in the individual standings. Bennett tallied six birdies (holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 13 and 16) along with an eagle on the par-five 12th hole against two bogeys in his opening round.
- Junior Eduardo Derbez Torres carded an even-par 70 in his opening round and is tied for sixth. Derbez Torres posted a pair of birdies (holes 3 and 18) on Monday.
- Senior Jack Gilbert registered an even-par 70 on Monday and is tied for sixth. Gilbert tallied one birdie (hole 7) against one bogey and made 16 pars during his opening round.
- Freshman Sterling Hurd recorded an even-par 70 in his opening round and is tied for sixth. Hurd posted four birdies (holes 3, 4, 5 and 16) on Monday.
- Fifth-year Matt Comegys fired a 1-over 71 on Monday and is tied for 12th. Comegys tallied a pair of birdies (holes 3 and 18) during his opening round.
- Sophomore Brooks Simmons carded a 3-over 73 in his opening round and is in 18th place in the individual standings. Simmons posted a pair of birdies (holes 4 and 7) on Monday.
