AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate captain Palmer Jackson was one of six golfers to shoot an opening four-under 67 and his senior teammate Angelo Marcon was among three to shoot 68 as No. 32 Notre Dame opened the 54-hole NCAA Austin Regional with a nine-under total of 275, two strokes behind leader and tourney host, No. 13 Texas.

Two Longhorns — Nathan Petronzio and Tommy Morrison — were tied with Jackson along with Michael Brennan of No. 29 Wake Forest, Bryce Lewis of No. 5 Tennessee and Kelvin Hernandez of No. 41 UNC Greensboro after Monday’s storm-interrupted first round at the par-71, 7,399-yard University of Texas Golf Club. Following the Longhorns and Fighting Irish were the Volunteers at eight-under 276, three strokes ahead of Brigham Young with Georgia fifth in the 13-team field at even-par 284.

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Jackson, Notre Dame’s No. 1 player from Murrysville in western Pennsylvania, started his round on the back nine and made the turn in five-under 31 with five birdies. Play was suspended by thunderstorms when Jackson was playing the third hole — his 12^th of the day. When play resumed, Jackson played his final six holes in one-over.

Marcon, the senior No. 4 for the Irish from San Francisco, started his round birdie-eagle-birdie on his way to a four-under 32 on the back nine. He bogeyed the eighth hole on the front to finish his round of 69.

Coach John Handrigan’s Fighting Irish also had a pair of one-under 70s from freshmen No. 2 Jacob Modleski of Noblesville and No. 5 Rocco Salvitti of Canonsburg, Pa., which left them tied for 18^th. Sophomore No. 3 Nate Stevens of Northfield, Minn., shot a two-over 73 which didn’t count toward the team score.

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Modleski, who played for 2023 state champion Guerin Catholic, shot a one-under 35 on his front nine. He started with birdies at Nos. 10, 11 and 14 before making bogeys at Nos. 15 and 18 for a one-under 35 back. He started the front with a birdie before bogeys at Nos. 7 and 8. But he closed with a birdie to close out his 70.

Salvitti also played the back nine — his first nine holes — in one-under thanks to birdies at Nos. 13 and 14. He birdied Nos. 1, 4 and 5 to offset three bogeys on his final nine holes of the day. 

Stevens, tied for 43^rd place, started his round with 10 pars. He had four bogeys but made two birdies at Nos. 3 and 9, his final hole of the day.

The tournament continued Tuesday and concludes Wednesday. The low five teams and top individual not on those team advance to the national championship May 24-29 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S GOLF AUSTIN REGIONAL

AUSTIN, Texas – Results after Monday’s first round in the 54-hole NCAA Men’s Golf Regional played at the par-71, 7,399-yard course at the University of Texas Golf Club:

Team scores: 1. Texas 273 (-11); 2. Notre Dame 275 (-9); 3. Tennessee 276 (-8); 4. Brigham Young 279 (-5); 5. Georgia 284 (E); 6. Utah 285 (+1); 7. Arkansas State 287 (+3); 8. UNC Greensboro 288 (+4); T9. Arkansas 289 (+5); T9. Wake Forest 289 (+5); 11. Kansas City 294 (+10); 12. Grand Canyon 295 (+11); 13. San Jose State 298 (+14).

Individuals: T1. Palmer Jackson (Notre Dame), Michael Brennan (Wake Forest), Nathan Petronzio (Texas), Bryce Lewis (Tennessee), Tommy Morrison (Texas), Kelvin Hernandez (UNC Greensboro), 67.

T7. Brian Stark (Texas), Angelo Marcon (Notre Dame), Peter Kim (Brigham Young), 68.

T10. Zac Jones (Brigham Young), Jacob Shov Olesen (Arkansas), Javier Barcos (Utah), Connor Creasy (Georgia), Thomas Curry (Arkansas), Lance Simpson (Tennessee), Gustav Frimodt (Texas Christian), Luke Gutschewski (Iowa State), 69.

Notre Dame scores: T1. Palmer Jackson 68; T7. Angelo Marcon 69; T18. Jacob Modleski and Rocco Salvitti 70; T43. Nate Stevens 73.