CHICAGO (September 25, 2023) – Led by a career-low 69 in the first round by sophomore Sebastian Kasun, the Loyola University Chicago men's golf team sits in sixth place after day one of the Zach Johnson Invitational.
 
The Ramblers combined to shoot a score of 288 strokes in their first round before following it up with a 291 for a grand total of 579 strokes, just three behind IUPUI (294-282=576) for a spot within the top five.
 
Graduate student Zach Walsh continues his stretch of strong form, firing a one-under-par round of 70 before following it up with an even-par 71 to tie for 14^th with a 141. Walsh feasted on the par-threes all day long, leading the field with an average of 2.88 (-1). Following behind him was Kasun, who rattled off six birdies and an eagle en route to a 69 in his first round. He currently sits tied for 20^th with a 142. 
 
Sophomore Charlie Kulwin shaved six strokes off of his first-round score with a one-under-par 70 in his second round to tie for 28^th (76-70=146). Sophomore Ryan Walsh finds himself in 48^th with a 150 (73-77) while sophomore Dori Lee rounds out the leaderboard with a 154 (T-61; 77-77=174).
 
The Ramblers are back in action on Tuesday morning, with their final round beginning with a 9:00 a.m. (CT) shotgun start.