Spartans & Junior Sean Yu Lead 73rd Western IntercollegiateSpartans & Junior Sean Yu Lead 73rd Western Intercollegiate

Spartans & Junior Sean Yu Lead 73rd Western Intercollegiate

Santa Cruz, Calif.----- Sean Yu shot a personal best six-under par 64 for a three-way share of the individual lead and put his San Jose State University team atop the leaderboard at the 73rd annual Western Intercollegiate presented by Topgolf men's golf tournament at the Pasatiempo Golf Course.
 
            Yu caught fire on the back nine with five consecutive birdies on holes 11 through 15. The Spartan junior from Taiwan had a tournament best nine birdies on the day. He was the third player in the 84-player field to post a 64 after Stanford's Isaiah Salinda and USC's Justin Suh, the 2017 Western Intercollegiate champion. Salinda had seven birdies and Suh had six birdies and an eagle for their 64's.


 
            USC's Sean Kim and Cameron Henry playing as an individual are tied for fourth place at 66. Even with the exceptional scores by the top five on the leaderboard, only 13 players were under par on the par 70, 6,615-yard Pasatiempo course.
 
            Yu was one of two San Jose State players under par as the Spartans grabbed the first-round team lead with a four-under par 346. Senior Kevin Velo worked through a rainy afternoon to finish with a one-under par 69. San Jose State also counted an even-par 70 from Nate Jetter, his best round of the spring season, a 71 from Matt Heitel and a 72 from Ben Campbell.
 
            San Jose State holds a two-stroke lead over USC and Oregon, both of which finished the first 18 holes at 348. Besides Suh's 64 and Kim's 66, USC counted a third sub-70 score from Kaito Onishi's 69. Oregon's top scorers were Craig Ronne and Yin Ho Yue, both with three-under par 67.
 

            Colorado State is fourth at 353. Pepperdine, Cal, and Stanford are tied for fourth at 354 in the 13-team field.
 
            The 54-hole tournament continues Tuesday, April 16, with round two followed by a final 18 holes on Wednesday, April 17. GOLF Channel will provide live television coverage starting at 4:00 p.m. (ET)/1:00 p.m. (PT).

73rd annual Western Intercollegiate presented by Topgolf men's golf tournament
Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, Calif.
6,615 yards, par 70
April 15, 2019
 
Team scores
1. San Jose State            346
2. Southern California            348
    Oregon            348
4. Colorado State            353
5. Pepperdine            354
    California            354
    Stanford            354
8. Arizona            359
9. San Diego State            369
10. Washington            370
11. UC Irvine            372
12. UTEP            377
13. Hawaii            383
 
Leading individuals
1. Sean Yu, San Jose State            64
    Justin Suh, USC            64
    Isaiah Salinda, Stanford            64
4. Sean Kim, USC            66
    Cameron Henry, USC (ind.)            66
 
More San Jose State scores
9. Kevin Velo            69
14. Nate Jetter            70
21. Matt Heitel            71
32. Ben Campbell            72
32. Parker Sisk (ind.)            72
64. Bryce Wortman            76
74. Charles Thompson (ind.)            78