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Men’s Golf In 15th Place After Amer Ari First Round

Live Results  |  Round 1 Results

WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team is currently in 15th place after the first round of The Amer Ari Invitational Thursday at the Waikoloa Kings' Course. The Rainbow Warriors shot a 6-over 294 with sophomore Pono Tokioka leading the way at 3-under 69.
 
The tournament, which features 13 nationally ranked teams among the 18-team field, is considered one of the nation's top tournaments. No. 14 USC (276) holds a one stroke lead over No. 25 Arizona State and No. 19 Washington while No. 16 Stanford is one stroke back (278).
 
Individually, UW's Cheng-Tsung Pan and ASU's Jon Rahm are tied atop the leaderboard at 7-under 65.
 
Tokioka, a sophomore from Lihu'e, Kaua'i, posted six birdies and one eagle on his round and is tied for 12th with 11 other golfers. Senior Brian Lee is tied for 62nd at 1-over 73 while junior Scotty Yamashita and senior Ryan Kuroiwa each stand at 4-over 76.
 
Junior Justin Chu rounds out the UH contingent at 10-over 82.
 
The Ari Invitational continues on Friday with the third and final round scheduled for Saturday.
 
 
15Hawai'i294
T12Pono Tokioka (3)69
T62Brian Lee (1)73
T91Scotty Yamashita (2)76
T91Ryan Kuroiwa (4)76
109Justin Chu (5)82



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Players Mentioned

Justin  Chu

Justin Chu

5' 8"
Junior
Ryan Kuroiwa

Ryan Kuroiwa

5' 10"
Senior
Brian Lee

Brian Lee

5' 7"
Senior
Pono Tokioka

Pono Tokioka

5' 8"
Sophomore
Scotty  Yamashita

Scotty Yamashita

6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Justin  Chu

Justin Chu

5' 8"
Junior
Ryan Kuroiwa

Ryan Kuroiwa

5' 10"
Senior
Brian Lee

Brian Lee

5' 7"
Senior
Pono Tokioka

Pono Tokioka

5' 8"
Sophomore
Scotty  Yamashita

Scotty Yamashita

6' 1"
Junior