Men's Golf began play at the Tartan Invitational in Ligonier, PA Monday morning, shooting 295 in both rounds as a team to put themselves in second place heading into day two. The tournament is being played at Laurel Valley Golf Club.

At the top of the leaderboard for the Eagles is graduate transfer Pearse Lucas, who shot 74 in the first round and 72 in the second to solidify his spot in sixth place. Lucas had a strong front nine in round one, carding three birdies, but struggled in the back nine carding three bogeys and a double bogey. Lucas bounced back and had a great second round, opening with a bogey on the first hole but coming back to make par on the next six holes, followed by a birdie and a double bogey to close out the front nine. Lucas' best holes of the day came on the back nine in round two, making par on every hole apart from two birdies on 13 and 18.

Close behind is junior Kevin Mu, who shot 74 in round one and 73 in round two to find himself tied for seventh place on the leaderboard. Mu had a solid start to the first round, shooting three bogeys and two birdies. He really found his rhythm on the back nine, shooting a bogey on 13 and carding four birdies in a row on the last four holes. His second round started rocky, carding two double bogeys on holes one and three and carding a bogey on the eighth hole. On the back nine, Mu made par on every hole except for a birdie on 12 and a bogey on 14 to close out his round.

Following him is sophomore Zach Pelzar, who shot 150 on the day between his two rounds to sit in 21^st on the leaderboard. Pelzar had a tumultuous start to his first round, carding three bogeys and a double bogey on the first four holes and closing out the front nine with a bogey on nine. Things picked up for the sophomore on the back nine, shooting two birdies and two bogeys to close out round one with 78. In round two, Pelzar had a great front nine, making par on every hole apart from two birdies on holes one and six and a bogey on five. He closed out his second round with two birdies, a double bogey and a bogey to shoot a 72 for the round and 150 on the day.

Behind Pelzar is senior Brian Hanson, who is in 37^th place after shooting 73 in round one and 80 in round two. Hanson had a steady opening round, carding three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey across the entire round. Things got rocky for the junior in the second round where he carded nine bogeys on the round and a birdie on 18 to end the second round.

Rounding things out for the Eagles is junior Brady Lagendyk, who shot 154 on the day to find himself in 46^th place. Lagendyk made par on every hole on the front nine in round one apart from two bogeys, a birdie and a double bogey. The back nine was rough for the junior, carding a double bogey on 10 and three bogeys in a row to start the back nine. He closed things out with a birdie on 16 and a bogey on 18 to end his second round. He turned things around in his second round, carding only two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine. He closed things out strong with three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey to end the second round.

The Tartan Invitational will conclude Tuesday with round three.