
Beavers To Open Spring Season In Hawai’i
February 04, 2020 | Men's Golf
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men's golf team will open its spring season Thursday through Saturday at the 29th Annual Amer Ari Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawai'i.
The Beavers enter the spring season ranked No. 22 by Golfstat and No. 26 by Golfweek.
Oregon State finished its fall season with team titles at the Hamptons Intercollegiate and Oregon State Invitational, a win over Nevada in a 36-hole event, a fourth-place effort at the competitive Husky Invitational and a fifth-place finish at the Saint Mary's Invitational.
FIELD (20): Oregon State, Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado, CSUN, Georgia Tech, Hawai'i, Hawai'i-Hilo, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Osaka Gakuin, Pacific, Pepperdine, San Jose State, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UC Davis, USC
COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-72, 7,074-yard Waikoloa Kings' Course.
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of senior Kyosuke Hara, juniors Richie Mikesell and Spencer Tibbits and sophomores Carson Barry and Sean Kato. Freshman Jackson Lake will compete as an individual.
FORMAT: Three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes each day. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
TEE TIMES: There will be a shotgun start beginning each day at 7:30 a.m. Hawai'i time (9:30 a.m. PT).
LIVE SCORING: There will be live scoring for the tournament at golfstat.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Oregon State men's golf team on Twitter and Facebook.
LAST YEAR AT THE AMER ARI INVITATIONAL: Oregon State finished in a tie for eighth place at the 28th Annual Amer Ari Invitational last year.
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).
Sean Kato and 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.
Kyosuke Hara was consistent throughout the tourney, shooting a 2-under 72-70-72--214 to finish in a tie for 37th place. Trevor Yu finished in a tie for 48th place with an even-par 69-71-76--216 and Shawn Lu shot a 3-over 74-72-73--219 for a tie for 66th.
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.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Beavers enter the spring season ranked No. 22 by Golfstat and No. 26 by Golfweek.
Oregon State finished its fall season with team titles at the Hamptons Intercollegiate and Oregon State Invitational, a win over Nevada in a 36-hole event, a fourth-place effort at the competitive Husky Invitational and a fifth-place finish at the Saint Mary's Invitational.
FIELD (20): Oregon State, Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado, CSUN, Georgia Tech, Hawai'i, Hawai'i-Hilo, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Osaka Gakuin, Pacific, Pepperdine, San Jose State, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UC Davis, USC
COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-72, 7,074-yard Waikoloa Kings' Course.
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of senior Kyosuke Hara, juniors Richie Mikesell and Spencer Tibbits and sophomores Carson Barry and Sean Kato. Freshman Jackson Lake will compete as an individual.
FORMAT: Three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes each day. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
TEE TIMES: There will be a shotgun start beginning each day at 7:30 a.m. Hawai'i time (9:30 a.m. PT).
LIVE SCORING: There will be live scoring for the tournament at golfstat.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Oregon State men's golf team on Twitter and Facebook.
LAST YEAR AT THE AMER ARI INVITATIONAL: Oregon State finished in a tie for eighth place at the 28th Annual Amer Ari Invitational last year.
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).
Sean Kato and 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.
Kyosuke Hara was consistent throughout the tourney, shooting a 2-under 72-70-72--214 to finish in a tie for 37th place. Trevor Yu finished in a tie for 48th place with an even-par 69-71-76--216 and Shawn Lu shot a 3-over 74-72-73--219 for a tie for 66th.
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.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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