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'Eaters Finish 10th at Leadership & Golf Collegiate Championship

October 23, 2024

SEASIDE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team finished 10th at the Leadership and Golf Collegiate Championship Wednesday at Bayonet Golf Course.
 
The Anteaters combined for a 5-count-4 total of 893 (298-294-301). Pacific came on strong in the final round, finishing at 9-under 855 to defeat No. 35 BYU by five strokes. The Tigers' Carlos Astiazaran was the individual champion with a 208 (-8).
 
Freshman Jack Yu led the Anteaters as he tied for 13th at even-par 216 (72-69-75). It was his second top-20 showing in three collegiate tournaments.
 
Sophomore Jason Tang tied for 51st with a 226 (79-71-76). Junior JJ Nakao climbed 17 spots in the standings to tie for 56th. Nakao carded a final-round 72 (E) for UCI's best score of the afternoon, and his best of the three-day tournament. He finished with a 54-hole total of 228 (78-78-72).
 
Junior Rei Harashima (230) tied for 63rd and freshman Tommy Lin (233) tied for 73rd.
 
The 'Eaters will be back in action, Nov. 2-4, when they close out their fall season at the Ka'anapali Classic in Lahaina, Maui.
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