FRESNO, Calif. – University of Hawai'i junior
AJ Teraoka is tied for 11
th place after Monday's first two rounds of the Nick Watney Invitational at the San Joaquin Country Club. As a team, the Rainbow Warriors sit in eighth place heading into Tuesday's final round.
Teraoka, a Honolulu native, carded rounds of even par 71 and 1-under 70 for a 141 total, six strokes behind leader Felix Schrott of CSUN. In Round 2, Teraoka got off to a blistering start at 4-under through nine holes and finished at 71 for the low round of his career.
In the team standings, host Fresno State (560) leads the 14-team field by six strokes over Cal State Fullerton, Sacramento State, and CSUN (566). Cal Baptist (578), UC Irvine (581), Pacific (584), UH (585), Seattle (589) and Idaho (592) round out the Top 10.
Senior
Kanata Irei began his day with a 1-under 70 before falling off the pace with a second round 78 for a 148 total and is tied for 39
th place. The rest of the UH contingent are
Isaiah Kanno (152, t-62
nd),
Garrett Takeuchi (154, t-72
nd), and
Ratio Visuttipinate (155, t-75
th), the latter of whom opened with a disappointing 85 but rebounded with a 1-under 70 in Round 2.
The tournament, which features seven Big West Conference teams, is the first full-field event for new head coach
Scott Simpson.
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