Saturday, November 2
Lahaina, Maui / Royal Ka'anapali Course
11:30 AM PT
UC Irvine
at
Ka'anapali Classic
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Tang, Harashima Pace UCI in First Round of Ka'anapali Classic
November 02, 2024 | Men's Golf
LAHAINA, Maui - The UC Irvine men's golf team completed the first round of the Ka'anapali Classic Saturday at the Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course.
The Anteaters combined for a 5-count-4 total of 286 (+2) to tie for 16th through 18 holes. Second-ranked Oklahoma (264) holds the early lead. The 21-team field also features No. 5 LSU, No. 26 Georgia, No. 32 Colorado and No. 48 TCU.
Junior Rei Harashima and sophomore Jason Tang both carded a 2-under 69 to tie for 38th among 123 golfers. Tang had three birdies and fired a hole-in-one on the Par 3, 185-yard eighth. Tang is the first Anteater with an ace in tournament play since Ramiz Jamal in February 2019.
Harashima recorded his fifth sub-70 round of the season. He had a team-best four birdies to go along with an eagle on the Par 5, 460-yard sixth hole.
Junior JJ Nakao and freshman Owen Davis-Piger each came in at 3-over 74, while freshman Jack Yu rounded out UCI's lineup with a 76 (+5).
The Ka'anapali Classic continues on Sunday, Nov. 3, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. (HT)/10:30 a.m. (PST).
The Anteaters combined for a 5-count-4 total of 286 (+2) to tie for 16th through 18 holes. Second-ranked Oklahoma (264) holds the early lead. The 21-team field also features No. 5 LSU, No. 26 Georgia, No. 32 Colorado and No. 48 TCU.
Junior Rei Harashima and sophomore Jason Tang both carded a 2-under 69 to tie for 38th among 123 golfers. Tang had three birdies and fired a hole-in-one on the Par 3, 185-yard eighth. Tang is the first Anteater with an ace in tournament play since Ramiz Jamal in February 2019.
Harashima recorded his fifth sub-70 round of the season. He had a team-best four birdies to go along with an eagle on the Par 5, 460-yard sixth hole.
Junior JJ Nakao and freshman Owen Davis-Piger each came in at 3-over 74, while freshman Jack Yu rounded out UCI's lineup with a 76 (+5).
The Ka'anapali Classic continues on Sunday, Nov. 3, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. (HT)/10:30 a.m. (PST).
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