KAMUELA, Hawaii ----- Sophomore Kristopher Stiles shot a major college best five-under 67 to lead the San Jose State University men's golf team to a tie for eighth place at the end of the first round of the Amer Ari Invitational.
THE SCORECARD
• Stiles posted his first 18-hole score in the 60's as a Spartan and was the only player in the 115-man field to eagle two par-5 holes, first on #14 to get to two-under par and then on his last hole, #8, in the shotgun start format. He also made three birdies to help offset two bogeys.
• Stiles finished the day in a seven-way tie for sixth place. Arizona State teammates Mason Andersen and James Leow, playing as an individual entry, share the first-round lead at seven-under par 65. Forty-nine players were under par on the par 72, 6,875-yard Hapuna Golf Course for the round.
• In the team competition featuring nine teams in GolfStat's top-20 rankings, the Spartans are tied for eighth place at six-under par 282 with TCU and No.2 North Carolina. Besides Stiles' 67, San Jose State counted the one-under par 71 scores of Caleb Shetler and Carl Corpus and Nick Watts' 73.
• Shetler was one of the birdie leaders on the day with five.
• The Spartans did not count Kotaro Murata's 75 in the five-player, score-four format. Senior Vijay Srinivasan, playing as an individual entry, posted a two-over par 74.
• Team standings (19 teams) - 1, (No. 3) Arizona State, 268. 2, (No. 11) Texas Tech, (No. 4) Oklahoma State, (No. 21) Washington 273. 5, (No. 20) Georgia Tech, 274.
• The 54-hole tournament continues on Friday, February 4, and concludes on Saturday, February 5. There is a shotgun start each day at 7:30 a.m. (HT)/9:30 a.m. (PT). Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Amer Ari Invitational men's golf tournament
Hapuna Golf Course, Kamuela, Hawaii
Par 72, 6,875 yards
18-hole results
| Team scores |
|
| 1. Arizona State |
268 |
| 2. Texas Tech |
273 |
| Oklahoma State |
273 |
| Washington |
273 |
| 5. Georgia Tech |
274 |
| 6. Stanford |
276 |
| 7. Pepperdine |
278 |
| 8. San Jose State |
282 |
| TCU |
282 |
| North Carolina |
282 |
| 11. UC Davis |
283 |
| 12. UCLA |
284 |
| Auburn |
284 |
| 14. Texas |
285 |
| 15. Oregon State |
289 |
| 16. Oregon |
291 |
| 17. Pacific |
297 |
| 18. Hawaii-Hilo |
308 |
| Hawai'i |
308 |
| Leading Individuals |
|
| 1. James Leow, Arizona State (ind.) |
65 |
| Mason Andersen, Arizona State |
65 |
| 3. Thomas Hutchison, UC Davis |
66 |
| Baard Skogen, Texas Tech |
66 |
| Preston Summerhays, Arizona State |
66 |
