HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. (4/19/2025) – Sophomore Gowtham Nalluri is tied for 10^th to lead the University of Detroit Mercy men's golf team after the first round of the Horizon League Championship on Saturday from the Sunshine State.
 
After the opening round, the Titans are ninth with a 310 at the par 72, 6,766-yard El Campeon Course at the Mission Inn Resort. The Titans sit just five strokes back of the top five after day one.
 
Nalluri fired a 3-over 75 on a breezy day where the scoring average for the field was 77.34. He began the day with a birdie on #10 and knocked in another on #14 for a one-under opening nine, finishing the round with 11 pars and two birdies.
 
Senior Marko Banic is tied for 24^th after an opening round 77 that included 10 pars and back-to-back birdies on #13 and #14.
 
Sophomores David Swab and Mason Sokolowski sit in a tie for 31^st after the duo posted a pair of 79s. Swab recorded 11 pars and a birdie, while Sokolowski made nine pars and a birdie of his own. Junior Austin Brancaccio is tied for 38^th after shooting an 80 with 10 pars.
 
The Titans tee off in the second round of the championship beginning at 8:40 a.m. on Easter Sunday.
 
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