LIHU'E, Kaua'i - Senior David Kim had a hole-in-one and finished the second round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate at 6-under 66 to lead the UC Irvine men's golf team Friday at Wailua Golf Course.

Kim used a six-iron to score the first ace of his collegiate career on the 178-yard, par-three seventh hole. 

"There was a bunker in front of the green so you couldn't see the shot going in, but you could tell it was headed right at the flag," UCI head coach Paul Smolinski said. "David didn't know it was in until he got up to the hole. That was really a jump start for him as he went on to make three birdies to finish off his round. David going 5-under over the last four holes obviously helps the team a lot."  
 
Overall, the Anteaters made a 13-stroke improvement from the first round to move up one spot in the standings into a tie for 12th at 583 (298-285). No. 49 UNLV remained at the top of the leaderboard with a 36-hole score of 555, while fourth-ranked Texas A&M is in second (561).
 
After getting off to a slow start in yesterday's first round, Kim made an impressive comeback as he fired a 6-under 66 to catapult himself up to 33rd place. He finished the day with five birdies and an eagle, which was his hole-in-one on #7. Kim, whose 66 is a season low, is now at even par 144 (78-66) in the tournament.
 
Senior Ryan O'Connor leads the 'Eaters as he carded a 72 to sit in 26th at 1-under 143 (71-72). Junior Ramiz Jamal is also 51st with a 36-hole score of 147 (74-73), while junior Jefferson Kao recorded a 74 (+2) to move up 11 slots to 96th. Kao will enter the third round with a total of 153 (79-74).
 
Senior Jonathan Young rounded out the UCI contingent in 104th (155).
 
Shintaro Ban of UNLV leads the individual field at 11-under 133, three strokes ahead of Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M) and David Laskin (Arizona) who are tied for second.
 
UC Irvine wraps up the three-day John A. Burns Intercollegiate with an 8 a.m. (HT)/10 a.m. (PT) shotgun start Saturday at Wailua Golf Course.