PROVO, Utah — The University of Hawaii men’s golf squad is in 10th place following the first day of the 2003 PING Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club. The Warriors carded a total of 596 (+20) through the first two rounds on Friday.

James Beston and Kellen-Floyd Asao put up identical scores (72-76=148), shooting four-over-par to top the Warriors. The pair stand in a tie for 28th.

Tournament host BYU heated up in the second round to take a share of the lead with the University of Denver at 567 (-9). The Cougars shot a tournament low six-under-par 282 in the afternoon round and got a boost with a visit from 2003 Masters Champion and former Cougar golfer Mike Weir, who was on the sidelines for part of the afternoon. Individually, Colorado State's Martin Laird holds a four-shot lead (67-69--136) over BYU’s Oscar Alvarez and two others.

Final round play begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m. MST.

Team Results
1. Denver 284-283=567 (-9)
Brigham Young 285-282=567 (-9) 3. Colorado State 283-288=571 (-5)
4. Utah 283-289=572 (-4)
5. Nevada 289-284=573 (-3)
6. Wyoming 292-297=589 (+13)
7. Boise State 292-299=591 (+15)
8. Southern Utah 299-296=595 (+19)
Air Force 300-295=595 (+19)
10. Hawaii 297-299=596 (+20)
11. Weber State 294-311=605 (+29)
12. Utah State 306-304=610 (+34)

Individual Results
T28. Kellen-Floyd Asao72-76=148 (+4)
T28. James Beston 72-76=148 (+4)
T38. Matt Kodama 78-72=150 (+6)
T43. Justin Kim 75-76=151 (+7)
T61. Jaime Matsumura 82-75=157 (+13)
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