Kaua‘i’s T.J. Kua shot even par 72 to put him at 13-over 229 (71-81-72) after the final round of the University of Hawai‘i Hilo Invitational at the Mauna Loa Resort North Course in Kamuela on the Big Island. Tied with
Kaua‘i’s T.J. Kua shot even par 72 to put him at 13-over 229 (71-81-72) after the final round of the University of Hawai‘i Hilo Invitational at the Mauna Loa Resort North Course in Kamuela on the Big Island.
Tied with four others at 60th place, Kua was the University of Hawai‘i Manoa’s highest-place finisher. Teammates competing as individuals were fellow freshmen Pono Calip who finished at 23-over 239, Jarred Sawada who finished 24-over 240 and Robert Berton who finished with a 26-over 242.
Hilo’s highest-place finisher was Logan Goulding who shot a 2-over 74 in the final round to finish at 10-over 226.
Nick Taylor of Washington was the individual winner with a final-round 2-under 72 to put him at 6-under 210. He was followed by Jamie Lovemark of USC who finished at 3-under 69 for the day, 5-under 211 for the tournament.
Hilo as a team, finished in 13th place with a final tally of 910.
Manoa finished in 17th place in the overall team competition with a score of 947. Three UH golfers competed as individuals — senior Chase Bingham (81-87-78 — 246), sophomore Daniel Soglanich (87-83-81 —251), and senior Cody Pewarchuk (87-92-79 — 258).
Second-ranked USC won the team title with an overwhelming 13-under 851 — 11 shots better than the second-place finishers from Washington who finished at 2-under 862.
