Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Social Media Content Stream

Smart Kittiranapaiboon Sand

Men's Golf

Men’s Golf In Ninth After Big West First Round

Round 1 Results  |  Live Scoring

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team sits in eighth place following the first round of the 2015 Big West Conference Championship, Sunday, at the San Luis Obispo Country Club.
 
The Rainbow Warriors shot a first round 316, 30 strokes behind leader UC Riverside (286). UC Davis is close behind (288) followed by Cal Poly and UC Irvine (289), CSUN and Long Beach State (298), Cal State Fullerton (300), and UC Santa Barbara (302).
 
UH's top individual is freshman Smart Kittirattanapaiboon, who fired a first round 77 and is currently tied for 31st. The Thailand native finished his round with six straight pars after an opening nine 40.
 
One stroke back is junior Scotty Yamashita (78), who started 5-over after his first five holes before settling down to shoot 3-over the rest of the way. Sophomore Skye Inakoshi got off to a solid start, making the turn at 1-over after birdies on Nos. 4 and 9. However the Honolulu native shot 9-over on the back to post an opening round 80.
 
Senior Ryan Kuroiwa is tied for 42nd at 81 while sophomore Pono Tokioka is 45th after struggling to a 94.
 
UC Riverside's David Gazzolo is the first round leader at 3-under 67, one stroke better than UC Davis' Mike Brockington. The two are the only players under par.
 
The championship continues with the second round on Monday with a 9:00 a.m. PT start.
 
9Hawai'i316
T31Smart Kittirattanapaiboon (5)77
T36Scotty Yamashita (2)78
T40Skye Inakoshi (1)80
T42Ryan Kuroiwa (3)81
45Pono Tokioka (4)94
 
 
#HawaiiMGOLF
 
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Skye Inakoshi

Skye Inakoshi

5' 8"
Sophomore
Ryan Kuroiwa

Ryan Kuroiwa

5' 10"
Senior
Pono Tokioka

Pono Tokioka

5' 8"
Sophomore
Scotty  Yamashita

Scotty Yamashita

6' 1"
Junior
Smart  Kittirattanapaiboon

Smart Kittirattanapaiboon

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Skye Inakoshi

Skye Inakoshi

5' 8"
Sophomore
Ryan Kuroiwa

Ryan Kuroiwa

5' 10"
Senior
Pono Tokioka

Pono Tokioka

5' 8"
Sophomore
Scotty  Yamashita

Scotty Yamashita

6' 1"
Junior
Smart  Kittirattanapaiboon

Smart Kittirattanapaiboon

5' 6"
Freshman