Ohio State 5th, Kent State 21st at NCAA Golf Championship

Senior Bo Hoag shot a 1-under 71, and the Ohio State men’s golf team was tied for fifth after the first day of stroke play at the NCAA championship Tuesday at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.

The Buckeyes shot 3-over 291 and were eight shots behind leader Georgia Tech (283), which got a 5-under 67 from James White. UCLA (286) was in second, followed by Alabama (288), Texas A&M (289), Illinois (291), Georgia (291) and Ohio State.

Texas A&M’s Cameron Peck was one behind White after a 68, with Augusta State’s Patrick Reed and San Diego State’s J.J. Spaun each shooting a 69.

Tournament host Oklahoma State, ranked No. 1 all season, was in eighth place after a 4-over 292, followed by Augusta State (294), Kennesaw State (295) and San Diego State (295).

Kent State, which started on the 10th hole, shot a 16-over 304 and was ninth among the 15 teams in the morning wave but finished the day tied for 21st out of 30 teams.