
Beavers Rally On Back Nine At Amer Ari Invitational
February 07, 2020 | Men's Golf
WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i – The No. 22 Oregon State men's golf team made a late charge in the second round of the 29th Annual Amer Ari Invitational on Friday.
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The Beavers dropped in 10 birdies on their second nine holes of the day to put themselves in position for a strong finish. They are currently tied for 14th place with a 1-under 285-290--575 at the par-72, 7,074-yard Waikoloa Kings' Course.
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The final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. Hawai'i time (9:30 a.m. PT) on Saturday and live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
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"Everything that could go wrong went wrong to begin the day," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "The guys did a really good job of battling back the last six to eight holes and making sure they took care of the getable par-5's.
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"In the end, they saved what could have been a pretty miserable day and now we need to keep the momentum going into tomorrow."
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Kyosuke Hara had the Beavers' best round of the day, a 2-under 70, to move seven spots up the leaderboard to a tie for 31st place with a 3-under 71-70--141. The senior from Honolulu, Hawai'i has eight birdies through the first 36 holes of the tournament.
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"Kyosuke has played really well the last two days," Reehoorn said. "It's awesome to see him as a senior beginning his final stretch so positively."
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Carson Barry has been steady throughout the week, shooting a 1-under 71-73--143 that has him in a tie for 49th place. Sean Kato is tied for 58th with an even-par 69-75--144.
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Spencer Tibbits is in 98th place with a 5-over 74-75--149 and Richie Mikesell is tied for 99th place with a 6-over 77-73--150.
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Jackson Lake, who is competing as an individual,
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Georgia Tech leads the 20-team field with a 33-under 543 and the Yellow Jackets' Tyler Strafaci maintained the individual lead with a 13-under 131.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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The Beavers dropped in 10 birdies on their second nine holes of the day to put themselves in position for a strong finish. They are currently tied for 14th place with a 1-under 285-290--575 at the par-72, 7,074-yard Waikoloa Kings' Course.
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The final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. Hawai'i time (9:30 a.m. PT) on Saturday and live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
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"Everything that could go wrong went wrong to begin the day," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "The guys did a really good job of battling back the last six to eight holes and making sure they took care of the getable par-5's.
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"In the end, they saved what could have been a pretty miserable day and now we need to keep the momentum going into tomorrow."
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Kyosuke Hara had the Beavers' best round of the day, a 2-under 70, to move seven spots up the leaderboard to a tie for 31st place with a 3-under 71-70--141. The senior from Honolulu, Hawai'i has eight birdies through the first 36 holes of the tournament.
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"Kyosuke has played really well the last two days," Reehoorn said. "It's awesome to see him as a senior beginning his final stretch so positively."
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Carson Barry has been steady throughout the week, shooting a 1-under 71-73--143 that has him in a tie for 49th place. Sean Kato is tied for 58th with an even-par 69-75--144.
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Spencer Tibbits is in 98th place with a 5-over 74-75--149 and Richie Mikesell is tied for 99th place with a 6-over 77-73--150.
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Jackson Lake, who is competing as an individual,
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Georgia Tech leads the 20-team field with a 33-under 543 and the Yellow Jackets' Tyler Strafaci maintained the individual lead with a 13-under 131.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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