PRINCEVILLE, Kaua'i – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team kicked off the 7
thannual Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational with an opening round 299 Sunday at The Makai Golf Club. The Rainbow Warriors currently sit in 20
thplace.
Eleventh-ranked Pepperdine leads the field at 273 followed by Ole Miss (276) and UAB (278). The start of the tournament, which features four nationally-ranked squads, was delayed one-hour due to rain. The rain disappeared later in the day and saw 40 of the 112-player field shoot under par, including Ole Miss' Josh Seiple, who shot 7-under 65 and holds a one stroke lead over a group of four golfers.
The host Warriors were led by sophomore
Justin Arcano, who carded a 1-over 73. The Wailuku, Maui native was 2-under on his back nine that featured an eagle and two birdies. Arcano is currently tied for 52
ndplace heading into Monday's final second round.
A pair of UH golfers – sophomore
Justin Ngan and junior
Nick Nelson – are tied for 73
rdat 3-over 75, while senior
Cameron Kaneko is one shot back at 76 and tied for 88
th. Rounding out the team is freshman
AJ Teraoka, who carded an 83.
Three other UH golfers are competing as individuals – sophomore
Cole Yoshida (75), senior
Bryden Salvador (83), and junior
Trevor Hirata (93).
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