PROVO, Utah — The University of Hawaii men’s golf squad carded a total of 896 (+32) to finish in a tie for seventh at the 2003 PING Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club. The Warriors shot a final-round 300 on Saturday to move up three spots in the final standings.

James Beston fueled the Warriors climb from their 10th place standing through the first two rounds on Friday. The Australian native shot one-under-par during the day’s final round and finished in a tie for 12th place in the individual standings with a mark of 219 (72-76-71). Kellen-Floyd Asao was next in line for UH, finishing in a tie for 28th with a total of 223 (+7).

Colorado State tallied a total of 857 (-7) to edge BYU and Denver by one stroke for the team title. Colorado State's Martin Laird took home individual honors by shooting seven-under-par for the tournament (67-69-73=209).

Next up for the Warriors is the Western Athletic Conference Championships held at the Houstonian Golf Club in Texas on April 28-30.

Team Results
1. Colorado State 283-288-286=857 ( -7)
2. Denver 284-283-291= 858 (-6)
Brigham Young 285-282-291=858 (-6 )
4. Utah 283-289-295=867 (+3)
5. Nevada 289-284-299=872 (+8)
6. Boise State 292-299-296=887 (+23)
7. Hawaii 297-299-300=896 (+32)
Wyoming, 292 297 307 896 (+32)
9. Southern Utah 299-296-309= 904 (+40)
10. Air Force 300-295-311=906 (+42)
11. Weber State 294-311-306=911 (+47)
12. Utah State 306-304-303=913 (+49)

Individual Results
T12 James Beston 72 -76 –71= 219 (+3)
T28. Kellen-Floyd Asao 72-76-75=223 (+7)
42. Justin Kim 75-76 –76=227 (+11)
43 Matthew Kodama 78-72 -78 =228 (+12)
59. Jaime Matsumura 82-75-78=235 (+19)

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