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Round 2 Pairings
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team is in 12th place after the first round of the 74th Western Intercollegiate Monday at Pasatiempo Golf Club.
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The Anteaters combined for a 6-count-5 total of 371. They are one stroke behind UTEP, and four back of 23rd-ranked San Diego State. No. 43 Washington had the best team score of the day at even-par 350.
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Graduate student
Jonathan Kang was UCI's top performer in the opening round, carding a 72 (+2) to tie for 28th. Kang made the turn at even-par, but a double bogey on the 11th put him at 2-over.
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Junior
Nathan Irwin is also tied for 41st after 18 holes. Irwin had three bogeys over the first seven, but responded with back-to-back birdies to get to 1-over. He then had two more bogeys on the back nine for a first-round 73 (+3).
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Freshmen
Henry Fitzhugh and
Darien Zhao both recorded a 75 to tie for 56th, while junior
Matt Gunson is tied for 65th (76). Freshman
Kolbe Irei rounds out the group in 89th.
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The 'Eaters return to action tomorrow for the second round of the Western Intercollegiate with tee times starting at 9:06 a.m. GOLF Channel will be providing live coverage of the tournament from 4-7 p.m. (PDT).