Northwestern golfers Tom Johnson and Dillon Dougherty were right at home in their native California as they paced the men’s team to seventh place after the first round at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational.

Johnson, who hails from Weaverville, Calif., is four strokes back after shooting a 3-under 68 and is tied for 10th place. Dougherty, a sophomore from Woodland, Calif., scored a career-best 69 and is in 21st place.

The pair helped NU fit in as the only squad in the 17-team field not from the West Coast or Rookie Mountain states.

Senior Scott Harrington shot a 1-under 70 for 26th place, junior T.C. Ford shot a 74 for 29th place, and senior Bjorn Widerstedt finished the day in 59th place with a 75.

Coming off a win at the Windon Memorial Classic Sept. 30–Oct. 1, the 10th-ranked NU team combined to shoot a 3-under 281 after the first 18 holes.

The Wildcats are nine strokes behind leader University of California-Irvine’s 12-under 272.

The second round of the tournament, which is being held at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif., was postponed due to darkness and will be completed along with the third round today.

The 54-hole tournament is hosted by the University of California and includes six top-50 teams.