Blair Four Over at Southwest Regional

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Representing BYU as an independent golfer, Zac Blair shot a 4-over 75 Thursday in round one of the NCAA Southwest-Arizona Regional at the OMNI Tucson National Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona.

Blair tallied three birdies including two in his final five holes to move into a tie for 53rd place, just 11 strokes behind Matt Hansen of UC Davis, who shot a 7-under 64 to gain possession of first place.

Mountain West Conference foe San Diego State shot a 6-under 278 on day one to move into first place in front of Washington and Liberty.

Day two of the three-day tournament begins Friday at 9:20 am MT with Blair teeing off at 11 am MT. Follow the action live by visiting www.golfstat.com.

The Field - 2011 NCAA Southwest-Arizona Regional

1. San Diego State 278 -6

2. Washington 279 -5

3. Liberty 280 -4

T4. Arizona 281 -3

T4. Texas A&M 281 -3

6. Texas Tech 283 -1

T7. Pepperdine 284 E

T7. Oregon State 284 E

9. California 286 +2

10. UC Davis 287 +3

11. Purdue 290 +6

12. Texas-Arlington 294 +10

13. Army 302 +18

14. Loyola U-Maryland 310 +26

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T53 Zac Blair +4 75 75