Beavers Finish Tied For Eighth In Hawai'i

WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i – The Oregon State men's golf team played well for the second straight and finished in a tie for eighth place at the 28th Annual Amer Ari Invitational on Saturday.

The Beavers concluded the three-day, 54-hole tournament with a 13-under 285-279-287--851 at the par-72, 7,074-yard Waikoloa Kings' Course. They finished tied with No. 2 Georgia Tech and ahead of three Pac-12 teams -- Utah (10th place), Stanford (13th place) and Colorado (15th place).

"This is a very good start to the beginning of the season," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "The last three days were a complete team effort with everyone contributing."

Freshman Sean Kato and sophomore Spencer Tibbits both led Oregon State with a 4-under 212 to finish in a tie for 24th place. Kato posted scores of 71-70-71 and Tibbits finished with 73-68-71.

"Sean Kato was rock solid from start to finish this week," Reehoorn said. "He simply competes nonstop in everything he does and it's fun to watch.

"I'm proud of Spencer and the effort he gave after a disappointing opening round. He made bogey on the first hole in round two and was 6 under after that point. In the past he might have let it get away and this week he kept competing and posted the scores he expects. He is showing a lot of growth and maturity."

Junior Kyosuke Hara was consistent throughout the tourney, shooting a 2-under 72-70-72--214 to finish in a tie for 37th place.

Senior Trevor Yu finished in a tie for 48th place with an even-par 69-71-76--216 and junior Shawn Lu shot a 3-over 74-72-73--219 for a tie for 66th.

Freshman Nolan Thoroughgood competed as an individual and finished in a tie for 75th place with a 6-over 67-76-79--222.

Oklahoma State cruised to the team title with a 47-under 817 and the Cowboys' Matthew Wolff claimed medalist honors with an 18-under 198.

The Beavers have two weeks off before competing on Monday, Feb. 25 and Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Southwestern Invitational in Westlake Village, Calif.

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Players Mentioned

Kyosuke Hara

Sean Kato

Shawn Lu

Nolan Thoroughgood

Spencer Tibbits

Trevor Yu

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