MIAMI, Fla. - Florida Gulf Coast's men's golf team sits fourth after the opening round of The Bryson Invitational at Trump National Doral Miami's Blue Monster. The Eagles posted a 5-over 293 on Monday, led by Christian Figueredo, who shares the individual lead.
 
FGCU trails leader Charleston by four shots and sits two back of Missouri and Michigan, tied for second, at the par-72, 7,343-yard layout. The Eagles hold a one-shot edge over Washington State and Oregon State, tied for fifth. The second round starts Tuesday, Oct. 13, with Alfie Storer teeing off first for the Eagles at 7:41 a.m. ET.
 
Figueredo is tied for first at 4-under 68, sharing the top spot with Oregon State's Ethan Elleraas and sitting one shot clear of four players. He turned in a 4-under 32 on the front nine, opening with birdies at Nos. 1 and 2 before rattling off three straight at Nos. 6, 7 and 8. On the back nine, he birdied the par-5 10th and 12th and added another at 17 to play the nine in even-par 36.
 
Jay Wilson is tied for 15th at 1-over 73. After a 4-over 40 on the front nine that included birdies at Nos. 1 and 5, the freshman rebounded with a bogey-free 3-under 33 on the back. He birdied the par-5 10th and 12th and closed his round with a birdie at 18.
 
Mason Fundingsland is tied for 21st at 2-over 74. He turned in an even-par 36 on the front nine, highlighted by birdies at Nos. 2, 8 and 9, and added birdies at 12 and 17 on the back nine.
 
Storer is tied for 49th at 6-over 78. After a 42 on the front nine, he steadied with an even-par 36 on the back, recording seven pars and a birdie at the par-3 15th. Brody Stevenson is also tied for 49th at 6-over 78. He closed the front nine with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 8 and 9 and added birdies at 15 and 17 on the back nine.
 
As a team, FGCU leads the field with 24 birdies. Figueredo has the most birdies of any player in the field with eight, while Fundingsland and Wilson are tied for third with five apiece. Stevenson is tied for 10th with four, and Storer is tied for 11th in pars with 11.
 
"Christian was dialed in today, especially on that front nine, and it was great to see Jay battle back with a clean 33 on the back," head coach Lee McCoy said. "We made a lot of birdies as a team, but we also gave a few shots back. If we can keep the birdies coming and limit the big numbers tomorrow, we'll put ourselves in a great spot."
 
FGCU Scores:
T1. Christian Figueredo - 68 (-4)
T15. Jay Wilson - 73 (+1)
T21. Mason Fundingsland - 74 (+2)
T49. Alfie Storer - 78 (+6)
T49. Brody Stevenson - 78 (+6)
 
Team Leaderboard:
1. Charleston - 289 (+1)
T2. Missouri - 291 (+3)
T2. Michigan - 291 (+3)
4. Florida Gulf Coast - 293 (+5)
T5. Washington State - 294 (+6)
T5. Oregon State - 294 (+6)
T7. Stetson - 295 (+7)
T7. Furman - 295 (+7)
9. Coastal Carolina - 296 (+8)
T10. Grand Canyon - 299 (+11)
T10. Troy - 299 (+11)
12. Seton Hall - 305 (+17)
 
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