Waimea, Hawai'i----- Senior Sean Yu and freshman Carl Corpus led the way for San Jose State University with scores of four-under par 68 and one-under par 71, respectively, in the opening round of the 32nd annual Amer Ari Invitational men's golf tournament.
As a team, the Spartans finished their first 18 holes of the 54-hole eight team tournament at one-under par 287 on the par 72, 6,875-yard Hapuna Golf Course. San Jose State With five holes to go, San Jose State was seven-under par, but gave back six shots over the final two holes in the five-player, count-four format.
Besides Yu's 68, good for a seventh-place tie in the individual race, and Corpus tying for 18th, the Spartans also counted the 74's by Caleb Shetler and Kristopher Stiles. Shetler was as low as 1-under through 16 holes; Stiles, one was one under through five. San Jose State did not use Nate Jetter's 80 in the five-player, count best four scoring format for each of the tournament's three days.
Georgia Tech is the first-round team leader with a 14-under par 274. Arizona State is a very close second at 275 and Southern California rounds out the top three at 280. Washington at 285 also is ahead of the Spartans. Oregon State at 289; Hawai'I, 302; and Hawai'i-Hilo at 306 round out the small field of eight teams.
Three Arizona State golfers are among the top six individuals heading into the February 3 second round. Playing as an individual entry, Arizona State's Blake Wagoner has a comfortable three-shot lead with a 63. Noah Woolsey of Washington is second; David Puig and Cameron Sisk, both from Arizona State are tied for third with Connor Howe of Georgia Tech and Isaiah Kanno of Hawai'I with 67's.
Tee times begin at 8:00 a.m. (HT) and live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com. San Jose State's tee times begin at 8:36 a.m. (HT) and conclude at 9:00 a.m. (HT)
30th annual Amer Ari Invitational men's golf tournament
Hapuna Golf Course, Waimea, Hawaii
Par 72, 6,875 yards
18-hole results
| Team scores |
|
| 1. Georgia Tech |
274 |
| 2. Arizona State |
275 |
| 3. Southern California |
280 |
| 4. Washington |
285 |
| 5. San Jose State |
287 |
| 6. Oregon State |
289 |
| 7. Hawaii |
302 |
| 8. Hawaii-Hilo |
306 |
| Leading individuals |
|
| 1. Blake Wagoner, Arizona State (Ind.) |
63 (-9) |
| 2. Nate Woolsey, Washington |
66 (-6) |
| 3. David Puig, Arizona State |
67 (-5) |
| Cameron Sisk, Arizona State |
67 (-5) |
| Connor Howe, Georgia Tech |
67 (-5) |
| Isaiah Kano, Hawaii (ind.) |
67 (-5) |
| San Jose State scores |
|
| 7. Sean Yu |
68 (-4) |
| 17. Carl Corpus |
71 (-1) |
| 29. Caleb Shetler |
74 (+2) |
| 29. Kristopher Stiles |
74 (+2) |
| 36. Bryce Wortman (ind.) |
76 (+4) |
| 46. Nate Jetter |
80 (+8) |
| (ind.) – played as an individual entry |
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