ALPHARETTA — The No. 17 Georgia men’s golf team stands in sixth place after one round of the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational.

On Sunday at the Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course, the Bulldogs fired an 8-over 288. The Bulldogs are seven shots behind UNLV, which opened with a 1-over 281.

Sophomore Nicholas Reach paced the Bulldogs on Sunday with an even-par 70, landing him seventh individually. San Diego State’s Tom Berry carded a 3-under 67 for the first-round lead. Freshman Lee McCoy followed Reach with a 1-over 71 for 11th place, while junior Keith Mitchell signed for a 2-over 72, and senior T.J. Mitchell and junior Joey Garber each posted a 5-over 75.

Crabapple will serve as the site of the NCAA Championships next spring.

The second round will begin at 9:50 a.m. today for the Bulldogs. Live scoring and tee times can be found at golfstatresults.com.