UW shares the lead at Bayonet; Seattle U stays four shots back.

One round completed, two still to play

Washington and Seattle University both finished Monday, October 19, within reach of the Saint Mary’s Invitational lead at Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside, California. The Huskies shot 278, 10 under par, to share first with Oregon and California. The Redhawks’ 282, six under, tied Pacific for fifth.

These are opening-round standings, not final tournament results. The 54-hole event continues Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20–21, on a par-72 course listed at 7,104 yards. Washington State was fourth at 279, leaving little separation across the leading group.

Farquharson supplies the low score

Hamish Farquharson led Washington with a career-best 66. The official completed-round leaderboard places him in a four-way tie for the individual lead. Finn Koelle added 68 and stood tied seventh; Emil Herstad, Brock Maulding and Grady Millar each shot even-par 72.

UW’s recap reports that Farquharson made five birdies during an opening nine of 32 after starting on the back nine. It also identifies Koelle’s recovery from a double bogey at the fifth hole: he birdied three of his final four holes. Those two rounds supplied all ten strokes under par in Washington’s counting total.

The Huskies’ round was their best of the season relative to par, according to Washington Athletics. It also extended a useful pattern of lineup stability: all five team players finished even par or better.

Seattle U has a route into contention

The official scorecard lists Cade McVicker and Kevin Li at 69 for Seattle U, both tied 11th individually. Elliot Ro followed at 70, tied 17th. Burly Hildreth and Jacob Kang each returned 74. The Redhawks therefore combined three subpar rounds with one counting score of two over.

Four shots behind the three co-leaders is a position from which Seattle U can compete, not an invitation to describe the result as a near miss. There are still 36 holes to play. Nor should the Redhawks’ fifth-place tie obscure how compressed the standings are: just one stroke separated them from seventh-place San Francisco.

Analysis: what each local team needs

For Washington, the strongest feature is the combination of a very low round and a floor of even par across the rest of the lineup. The next challenge is to keep the team competitive if its lowest scorer does not produce another 66. Expecting a career best to repeat is a fragile tournament plan.

Koelle’s late recovery provides a different lesson from Farquharson’s early birdies. A round need not remain damaged by one expensive hole. That does not prove anything about a player’s mindset; it shows how quickly a counting score can improve when subsequent holes are converted.

For Seattle U, the clearest arithmetic lies behind the leading trio. Turning a counting 74 into an even-par round, with everything else unchanged, would reduce Monday’s four-shot gap by half. That is an illustration of where improvement could come from, not a prediction or an assertion that either player should have avoided particular mistakes.

Both teams also need to distinguish position from achievement. A shared lead can disappear in a few holes; a four-shot deficit can narrow just as quickly. The appropriate target is a competitive second-round total rather than defending an opening-day label.

Tuesday’s watch list

Washington lists a 10:17 a.m. Pacific start Tuesday, paired with California from the first hole. Watch whether its supporting scores remain steady and whether Seattle U can add another low counting round. Final placing will not be known until Wednesday’s play is complete.

The factual record here comes from the official round-one leaderboard, UW’s recap and its tournament preview. No player or coach quotations or injury conclusions are being supplied where those sources do not document them.

Rain City Sports editorial desk | Published October 20, 2026. Completed-round scores verified; recommendations above are editorial analysis.

Sources

• Official Saint Mary’s Invitational round-one leaderboard, hosted by Washington Athletics (checked 2026-10-20)
• Washington Athletics: UW Tied For First After 18 Holes At Saint Mary’s Invitational (checked 2026-10-20)
• Washington Athletics: Fall Season Concludes At Saint Mary’s Invitational (checked 2026-10-20)

Analysis and recommendations are the editorial desk’s interpretation. Reporting and attributed perspectives are linked above. Information is current as of the publication date.