KAPOLEI, Hawai'i — Kyle Dougherty is tied for third and UC San Diego is tied for sixth following the opening round of the Kapolei Invitational Tuesday.
The University of Hawai'i is hosting the 19-team, three-day tournament at Kapolei Golf Club, just over 20 miles northwest of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego totaled a season-low 276 in the round, 12-under par on the par-72, 7,001-yard layout.
Dougherty shot a 6-under 66, the second-lowest round of his collegiate career by one stroke. His round consisted of one eagle, five birdies, 11 pars, and one bogey. His eagle came on the par-5 14th hole.
Also counting in the team scoring for the Tritons are
Jerry Wu (-3, tie for 28),
Francis Catalano (-2, tie for 37),
Davis McDowell (-1, tie for 49), and
Justin Gill (tie for 94).
Catalano holed an eagle on the the par-5 17th hole.
Davis Lee is representing the Tritons as an individual and his scores do not count in the team totals. Individually, he is 67th with an even-par 72 today.
Florida Gulf Coast, ranked 53rd nationally, is in front after shooting a 268, 20-under par. No. 23 Baylor is one stroke behind in second and Texas State is third at 17-under.
Individually, Riley Lewis from Loyola Marymount and Jason Tang from UC Irvine are on top of the 114-player field after they each fired a 7-under 65.
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TRITON RESULTS
3 (tie).
Kyle Dougherty, -6 (66)
28 (tie):
Jerry Wu, -3 (69)
37 (tie):
Francis Catalano, -2 (70)
49 (tie):
Davis McDowell, -1 (71)
94 (tie):
Justin Gill, +3 (75)
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67 (tie),
Davis Lee, E (72)*
* Playing as an individual and does not count in team scoring
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TRITON TIDBITS
• Dougherty's best career round score is a 7-under 65 during the second round of the 2023 UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines (North Course).
• The Tritons' 276 bested their previous season-low round of 287 by 11 strokes.
• 16 of 19 teams finished under par.
• 66 of 114 players finished under par.
• There are four Big West teams competing - Hawai'i, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego.
• There are five nationally-ranked teams in the field - Baylor (23), BYU (41), LMU (46), Florida Gulf Coast (53), and Augusta (86).
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UP NEXT
The second round of the Kapolei Invitational is set for Wednesday. UC San Diego's first group tees off at 11 a.m. Pacific on hole 10. The Tritons are paired with Augusta, BYU, and Loyola Marymount.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
