Sunday, April 28
La Quinta Country Club - La Quinta, Calif.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Big West Championships
UCI in Fourth After First Round of Big West Championship
April 28, 2024 | Men's Golf
LA QUINTA, Calif. - The seventh-seeded UC Irvine men's golf team sits in fourth place after Sunday's first round of the 2024 Big West Championship at La Quinta Country Club.
The Anteaters combined for a 5-count-4 total of 2-over 290. They are nine strokes behind No. 2 seed Cal State Fullerton (281), which holds the lead through 18 holes. Top-seeded Long Beach State is second (286) and No. 3 seed Cal Poly is third (287).
Sophomore Rei Harashima led three 'Eaters in the top-15 as his 4-under 68 was the third-best round of the day. He made the turn at even par before firing an eagle on the par-5, 543-yard 11th hole. He then birdied the 12th, 13th and 16th.
Freshman Jason Tang is tied for 11th at 1-over 73, while senior Darien Zhao is tied for 14th (74).
Sophomore Yaoting Zou carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 20th and classmate Jin Nakao rounded out UCI's lineup in a tie for 37th (79).
Cal State Fullerton's Tegan Andrews led the field with a 9-under 63.
UC Irvine will be paired with UC Davis and Hawai'i in Monday's second round with tee times starting at 10:50 a.m.
The Anteaters combined for a 5-count-4 total of 2-over 290. They are nine strokes behind No. 2 seed Cal State Fullerton (281), which holds the lead through 18 holes. Top-seeded Long Beach State is second (286) and No. 3 seed Cal Poly is third (287).
Sophomore Rei Harashima led three 'Eaters in the top-15 as his 4-under 68 was the third-best round of the day. He made the turn at even par before firing an eagle on the par-5, 543-yard 11th hole. He then birdied the 12th, 13th and 16th.
Freshman Jason Tang is tied for 11th at 1-over 73, while senior Darien Zhao is tied for 14th (74).
Sophomore Yaoting Zou carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 20th and classmate Jin Nakao rounded out UCI's lineup in a tie for 37th (79).
Cal State Fullerton's Tegan Andrews led the field with a 9-under 63.
UC Irvine will be paired with UC Davis and Hawai'i in Monday's second round with tee times starting at 10:50 a.m.
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