PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Sophomore David Amm fired a career-best two-under par 69 and is tied for ninth place following Monday's opening round of the Saint Mary's Invitational. Amm's play has the Toledo men's golf team tied for 13^th place and just seven strokes out of sixth place in a tightly-contested leaderboard.

No. 20 Colorado State is setting the pace with a remarkable 17-under par 267 to lead the 16-team field that includes four Top 20 programs. The Rams' Davis Bryant leads all individuals at seven-under 64 with teammate Oscar Teiffel and Arizona's Brad Reeves a shot behind.

Amm played his first seven holes at two-over before stringing together three straight birdies to get to two-under par through 11 holes. After a double-bogey on his 16^th hole put him one-under, he birdied his final hole to record his best round as a Rocket.

"David had a nice ball striking day," Head Coach Jeff Roope said. "He put himself in position to actually score much better which has to be a positive heading into the next two days."

Senior Grant Godfrey carded a two-over par 73 and is tied for 56^th place, while senior Nate Thomson and sophomore Muhammed Afif Mohd Fathi tallied three-over par 74s to sit in a 64^th-place tie. Rounding out the Toledo lineup is senior Rasmus Broholt Lind tied for 86^th place at six-over par 77.

Junior Dylan Van Fossen is competing as an individual and tied for 78^th place at five-over par 76.

The second round of the tournament will begin tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. PT with the final round being played on Wednesday.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Colorado State 267 (-17); 2. Brigham Young 276 (-8); 3. Arizona 278 (-6); 4. New Mexico 279 (-5); 5. Oregon State 280 (-4); T6. San Francisco 283 (-1); T6. Saint Mary's (Calif.) 283 (-1); 8. San Diego State 286 (+2); 9. Oregon 287 (+3); T10. Santa Clara 288 (+4); T10. Utah 288 (+4); 12. Coastal Carolina 289 (+5); T13. Toledo 290 (+6); T13. Fresno State 290 (+6); 15. UNCW 292 (+8); 16. Pacific 301 (+17)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Davis Bryant (CSU) 64 (-7); T2. Oscar Teiffel (CSU) 65 (-6); T2. Brad Reeves (Ariz.) 65 (-6); T4. Peter Kuest (BYU) 67 (-4); T4. Seth Taylor (CCU) 67 (-4)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T9. David Amm 69 (-2); T56. Grant Godfrey 73 (+2); T65. Nate Thomson 74 (+3); T65. Muhammed Afif Mohd Fathi 74 (+3); Ind.-T78. Dylan Van Fossen 76 (+5); T87. Rasmus Broholt Lind 77 (+6)