UCLA
Amer Ari Invitational
Bruins Tied for 12th after Opening Round in Hawai'i
February 06, 2015 | Men's Golf
The Bruins posted a team score of 283 (-5), seven shots behind frontrunner USC, which led the field at 276 (-12). Arizona State and Washington were tied for second at 277 (-11), followed by Stanford in fourth place at 278 (-10). Tied for fifth were Auburn, Oregon State and Texas Tech at eight-under par 280. The Bruins were tied with Texas.
Senior Manav Shah led the Bruins with a score of 67 (-5) on the strength of seven birdies, including five on the back nine. Two bogeys brought him back to five-under par. Senior Jay Hwang and juniors Jonathan Garrick and Lorens Chan were all tied for 49th at even par 72. Freshman Brandon Mai posted a 77 (+5) and was tied for 95th.
Washington's Cheng-Tsung Pan led the field with a 65 (-7).
In other news, junior Jake Knapp, playing as an amateur in the Farmer's Insurance Open at Torrey Pines this week, was tied for 94th after posting a 73 (+1) on the North Course.
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