BRIGHTON, Colo.— The University of Hawaii Rainbow men’s golf team stand in ninth place after the first two rounds of the Ron Moore Classic hosted by the University of Denver. Hawaii shot a first round 299 and hit 295 in the second round to total 594 (+18) through the first 36 holes.

Leading the way for the Warriors is junior Manarii Gauthier who shot a 2-over par 146 in the first two rounds and stands in a tie for 19th on the individual leaderboard. Senior Matt Kodama is one stroke behind in tie for 23rd after totaling 147. Par for the 7067-yard Riverdale Dunes Golf Course is 72.

Also participating for the Warriors are freshman Cody Wolfenbarger (150, T37 place), freshman Geoffrey Stevens (152, T45 place) and junior Kellen-Floyd Asao (159, T63).

Colorado State leads the 12-team field with a 12-under 564, 10 strokes ahead of second place UTEP. Nolan Martin of Colorado State is the individual leader with a nine-under 135 and has a two stroke edge over UTEP’s Chris Baryla. The Ron Moore Classic concludes tomorrow with the final 18 holes of play beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Team Score
9. Hawaii 299-295--594(+18)

Hawaii Individual Scores
T19. Manarii Gauthier 73-73 --146 (+2)
T23. Matt Kodama 73-74--147 (+3)
T37. Cody Wolfenbarger 77-73 --150 (+6)
T45. Geoffery Stevens 77-75 --152 (+8)
T63. Kellen-Floyd Asao 76-83 --159 (+15)

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