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Sophomore Trevor Cox (pictured here) paved the way on Day 1.
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Bears Take the Lead After Day One in South Bend
10/4/2026 6:19 PM | Men's Golf
Trevor Cox Leads the Bears on Day One of Fighting Irish Classic
SOUTH BEND, IN – The California men's golf team came out firing at the Fighting Irish Classic, storming to the top of the leaderboard after the first two rounds of stroke play. The Bears closed out Day 1 in first place, with three players breaking into the top 20 individually.
Sophomore Trevor Cox led the Bears with eight birdies across the first two rounds, finishing the day tied for second. Redshirt senior Sihao Cong followed close behind, recording four birdies and finishing the day at 1-under par to sit tied for 11th.
Redshirt junior Charlie Bundy also put together a strong performance, carding six birdies across the two rounds to finish the day tied for 16th.
With the lead in hand, Cal will look to maintain its position atop the leaderboard when tee times begin at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT) tomorrow. Callixte Alzas will be the first to tee off for the Bears at 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT) tomorrow. The Bears will play 18 holes to close out the stroke-play portion of the tournament.
Tee Times:
Callixte Alzas – 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT)
Ziqin Zhou – 9:39 a.m. ET (6:39 a.m. PT)
Charlie Bundy – 9:48 a.m. ET (6:48 a.m. PT)
Sihao Cong – 9:57 a.m. ET (6:57 a.m. PT)
Trevor Cox – 10:06 a.m. ET (7:06 a.m. PT)
Sophomore Trevor Cox led the Bears with eight birdies across the first two rounds, finishing the day tied for second. Redshirt senior Sihao Cong followed close behind, recording four birdies and finishing the day at 1-under par to sit tied for 11th.
Redshirt junior Charlie Bundy also put together a strong performance, carding six birdies across the two rounds to finish the day tied for 16th.
With the lead in hand, Cal will look to maintain its position atop the leaderboard when tee times begin at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT) tomorrow. Callixte Alzas will be the first to tee off for the Bears at 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT) tomorrow. The Bears will play 18 holes to close out the stroke-play portion of the tournament.
Tee Times:
Callixte Alzas – 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT)
Ziqin Zhou – 9:39 a.m. ET (6:39 a.m. PT)
Charlie Bundy – 9:48 a.m. ET (6:48 a.m. PT)
Sihao Cong – 9:57 a.m. ET (6:57 a.m. PT)
Trevor Cox – 10:06 a.m. ET (7:06 a.m. PT)
Bears dominate Day 1?? at the Fighting Irish Classic, with Cal finishing the day in 1st place ???? Trevor Cox leads the way, sitting T-2nd after two rounds with 8?? birdies ?? Stay tuned for Day 2! #GoBears?? https://t.co/al5pSxBoSg
— Cal Men's Golf (@CalMensGolf) October 5, 2026
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