Waikoloa, Hawaii----- Kevin Velo and Bryce Wortman were two of the three San Jose State University men's golfers to post an under-par round in the spring-season opening Amer Ari Invitational tournament.
Velo and Wortman had rounds of two-under par 70 on the par 72, 7,074-yard Waikoloa Kings Course. Velo had four birdies in his round while Wortman bounced back from a rough start with five birdies and no bogeys in his last eight holes. Velo and Wortman are in a group of 11 players tied for 30th place.
Sean Yu, who was the Spartans' team leader in stroke average during the 2018 fall semester, had a round of three birdies and two bogeys for a 71 to give San Jose State a third under-par score. The Spartans counted Ben Campbell's 73 for 284 team score and an 11th place start in the 18-team field.
Matt Heitel's 77 did not count towards the San Jose State's total of the best four scores. Freshman Parker Sisk playing as an individual signed for a 75.
#1-ranked Oklahoma State is the team leader at 21-under par 267. Texas Tech is second at 269 and Oregon is third at 271. The field features five teams in the top-20 including #2-Georgia Tech at 277, and three more teams in the top-50 in GolfStat's national team rankings.
Oklahoma State's Zach Bauchou is the individual leader with a 63. Ryan Gronlund of Oregon is second at 65 in the field of 109 golfers.
The 54-hole tournament continues with 18 holes on February 8 and concludes with a final 18 holes on February 9. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com
San Jose State University men's golf
28th annual Amer Ari Invitational
Waikoloa Kings Golf Course, Waikoloa, Hawaii
7,074 yards, par 72
18-hole results
| Team scoring | |
| 1. Oklahoma State | 267 |
| 2. Texas Tech | 269 |
| 3. Oregon | 271 |
| 4. Georgia Tech | 277 |
| Southern California | 277 |
| 6. Auburn | 279 |
| TCU | 279 |
| 8. Colorado | 280 |
| 9. Texas | 281 |
| Utah | 281 |
| 11. San José State | 284 |
| 12. Oregon State | 285 |
| Hawaii-Hilo | 285 |
| 14. Osaka Gakuin | 288 |
| 15. UC Davis | 289 |
| 16. Stanford | 290 |
| Pacific | 290 |
| 18. Hawaii | 302 |
| Leading individuals | |
| 1. Zach Bauchou, Oklahoma State | 63 |
| 2. Ryan Gronlund, Oregon | 65 |
| 3. Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State | 66 |
| Sam Foust, Oregon | 66 |
| Jared Kinoshita, Hawaii-Hilo | 66 |
| Kyle Hogan, Texas Tech | 66 |
| San Jose State scores | |
| 30. Kevin Velo | 70 |
| 30. Bryce Wortman | 70 |
| 41. Sean Yu | 71 |
| 65. Ben Campbell | 73 |
| 99. Matt Heitel | 77 |
| 88. Parker Sisk (ind.) | 75 |
| Ind. - played as an individual |