Thursday saw strong play from the University of Hawai’i men’s golf team at the 45th John Burns Intercollegiate tournament. The tournament is held at the Hokuala Ocean Course.
The Rainbow Warriors finished at 9-under par and tied for first. They had 10 birdies and one eagle on the front nine. The Hawai’i golfers struggled on the back nine with only five birdies and scoring six double-bogeys.
Atsuya Oishi, a freshman, led the Rainbow Warriors. He finished 2-under 70. Four other, Rainbow Warriors, golfers finished at 2-over 74. UH is in 13th position in the 18-team field. The Rainbow Warriors finished at 292 in the first round.
Arizona is the leading team with a 275. This was fueled by Johnny Walker (34-33) and Chase Sienkiewicz (34-33) The both recorded 5-under 67 performances.
