In the MPO Division, Day 1 was marked by a packed leaderboard with two players—DGPT season points leader Anthony Barela and a relative unknown, Kevin Kiefer III—tied at the top with 11-under opening rounds.

Barela, who is coming off his second DGPT Elite win of the year at Texas States, showed no sign of the nerves that often come along with being the guy to beat.

Stepping up to the first tee, donning his signature shields, Barela flawlessly executed one of the most difficult tee shots on the course—a downhill 520ft shot that requires a slow anny turn from a RHBH player.