ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The University of Hawai'i men's golf team finished a disappointing 20th place at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, Sept. 22.

The Warriors put themselves in a hole after the first two rounds, eight shots back of the next team. The team managed a final round 305, their best of the tournament, but was unable to climb out of last place. Hawai'i was paced by sophomore Matt Kodama, who finished tied for 29th with a 222 total. Senior Norman-Ganin Asao was the next closest Warrior, with a 233 total, tying him for 85th.

Host New Mexico took advantage of the home course, jumping out to an insurmountable lead after a first round of 278. The Lobos closed with rounds of 294 and 287 for an 859 total to take the team title by 11 strokes. BYU's Manuel Merizalde won medalist honors with a final round 66. Merizalde's 209 seven-under-par total was three strokes better than his closest competitor.

Hawai'i will next play Oct. 5-6 at the Fresno Lexus Classic in Fresno, Calif

Name Score/Place

Hawai'i 309-309-305=923/20

Matt Kodama 75-73-74=222/T29
Norman-Ganin Asao 78-78-77=233/T85
Justin Kim 78-79-78=234/T93
Kellen-Floyd Asao 82-79-76=237/T98
Joe Matyas 78-80-80=238/T101

Team Scores: 1. New Mexico (859), 2. Pepperdine (870), 3. Arizona (871), T4. UNLV (872), T4. Southern California (872), 6. SDSU (876), 7. Colorado (883), 8. Colorado State (884), 9. BYU (885), 10. New Mexico JV (886), 11. Arizona State (891), 12. Oregon State (896), 13. Southeastern Louisiana (899), 14. Texas A&M (904), 15. Wyoming (906), 16. New Mexico State (908), 17. UTEP (909), 18. Air Force (910), 19. Utah (922), 20. Hawai'i (923)