CLE ELUM, Wash. – BYU’s Carson Lundell shot 3-over 74 on Monday to tie for 51st through 18-holes of play at the Cle Elum, Washington NCAA Golf Regional.

Lundell started the round off strong with an even-par 36 on the front nine. A bogey on 11, followed by a birdie on 14, kept him at even par, but a triple bogey on the par-5 15th put him at 3-over for the round.

"One bad swing today cost Carson four shots," said BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank. "Otherwise he played very solid."

Lundell is tied for 51st in the individual standings with six other golfers, including Jake Vincent of Southern Utah. He finished the round 2-shots ahead of Dylan Menante of Pepperdine. Menante is one of the regional’s highest-ranked individuals, coming in at No. 20 in the latest Golfstat top-250 player rankings.

"Carson needs two great days to potentially advance," said Brockbank. "I suspect a great round from him tomorrow." 

Petr Hruby of host-team Washington, and Christoffer Palsson of San Francisco finished round one tied for first with scores of 5-under 66.

No. 6 ranked Wake Forest enters Tuesday’s second round tied for first in the team standings with WCC foe No. 25 San Francisco at 278. No. 7 Pepperdine, also of the WCC, is just one shot back at 279.

Lundell continues regional play with round two on Tuesday at 10:34 a.m. PDT. Live scoring updates are available on Golfstat.

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CLE, ELUM, Wash. – Carson Lundell will represent BYU men’s golf in the individual competition at the NCAA Cle Elum, Washington Regional at Tumble Creek Golf and Country Club on May 17-19.

A total of 45 golfers were selected to compete as individuals at the four regional sites. These individuals were selected from teams not receiving regional bids.

Lundell is the No. 1 seed among the five individuals selected to compete at the Cle Elum Regional. The other individual competitors are Matt McCarty of Santa Clara, Jack Trent of UNLV, Jake Vincent of SUU and Gabe Lysen of UVU. Lundell (No. 53), McCarty (No. 65), Trent (No. 93) and Vincent (No. 205) are each featured in the Golfstat top-250 player rankings.

Lundell has faced McCarty, Trent and Lysen in previous tournaments during the 2021 spring season. While Trent finished four shots ahead of Lundell at the Arizona Intercollegiate, Lundell has seen recent success versus McCarty and Lysen, finishing nine shots ahead of McCarty at the WCC Championships and 22 shots in front of Lysen at the PING Cougar Classic.

The Cle Elum Regional also features a difficult field of 14 teams that includes five top-25 ranked teams in No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 7 Pepperdine, No. 17 Florida, No. 20 Arizona and No. 25 San Francisco. These teams combine to feature a total of 42 individuals nationally ranked individuals.

While Lundell has performed at a high-level all season, the All-WCC First Teamer rides a rececnt momentum of success into regionals. Lundell has taken first-place in two of his last three tournaments and posted scores in the 60s in seven of his last nine rounds.

The top-5 finishing teams and top-finishing individual from a non-advancing team at Cle Elum will move on to compete at the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 28-June 2.

Follow Lundell as he competes for a spot at nationals beginning on Monday, May 17 at 10:34 a.m. PDT. Live-scoring updates will be available via Golfstat.

NCAA Cle Elum Regional | Individual Competitors 

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