KAPOLEI, O'ahu – A trio of University of Hawai'i men's golfers shot under par in the opening round of the inaugural Kapolei Invitational Tuesday at the Kapolei Golf Club.
 
Kolbe Irei carded a 3-under 69 to pace the team while Blaze Akana and Garrett Takeuchi each fired 2-under 70. Irei is tied for 28^th while Akana and Takeuchi are tied for 37^th heading into Wednesday's second round.
 
As a team, the Rainbow Warriors are tied for 10^th at 7-under 281. Florida Gulf Coast leads the 19-team at 20-under 268 followed by Baylor (269), Texas State (271), UC Irvine (272), and Augusta (272). Individually, Loyola Marymount's Riley Lewis and UC Irvine's Jason Tang share the lead at 7-under 65 while a group of eight golfers are one stroke back.
 
Isaiah Kanno (72; t-67^th) and Josh Hayashida (75; t-94^th) also competed for UH.
 
Four others competed as individuals – James Whitworth (70; t-37^th), Tyler Ogawa (72; t-67^th), Dane Watanabe (73; t-82^nd), and Anson Cabello (77; t-103^rd).
 
The tournament continues with Round 2 on Wednesday beginning with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 at 8:00 a.m.
 

T10	Hawai'i	281	281
T28	Kolbe Irei (3)	69	69
T37	Blaze Akana (1)	70	70
T37	Garrett Takeuchi (2)	70	70
T67	Isaiah Kanno (4)	72	72
T94	Josh Hayashida (5)	75	75