There is something to be said for consistency. ADVERTISING There is something to be said for consistency. The UH-Hilo men’s golf team posted a 7-over 285 for the third consecutive round at Turtle Bay Resort (Fazio Course) in Kahuku, Oahu,
There is something to be said for consistency.
The UH-Hilo men’s golf team posted a 7-over 285 for the third consecutive round at Turtle Bay Resort (Fazio Course) in Kahuku, Oahu, climbing two spots to finish sixth at the 10-team Pacific West Conference championships.
Freshman Taylor Patrick finished with a 2-over 74 and led the Vulcans in a tie for 18th at 4-over 220, which was two shots better than Jeffrey Yamaguchi, who closed with a 71. Another two shots back was Kamehameha graduate Preston Lee-Ching (77, 8-over 224).
BYU-Hawaii held off California Baptist to win the team title by three strokes, 845-848. Dixie State was next at 855, followed by Holy Names at 857, Dominican (874) and UH-Hilo (885).
Cal Baptist’s Greg Gonzalez shot a 66 to hold off BYU-Hawaii’s Nicolas Herrera (66) for a two-shot win at 14-under.
Also participating for the Vulcans were Jared Kinoshita (79, 9-over) and Braeden Campbell (73, 11-over).
• The UH-Hilo women’s team also flashed consistency on the course, shooting 44-over 332 for the second day in a row to remain in seventh in the eight-team field.
Erin Costes (78, 30-over 246) led the Vulcans in a tie for 19th, two shots ahead of Waiakea graduate Andi Igawa (80).
California Baptist (929) won the team title by 10 strokes over Academy of Art. The Vuls were at 1,011.
The Lancers’ Samantha Martirez (77) took medalist honors at 11-over.
Also competing for the Vulcans were Mariah Paiste (88, 47-over) and Keely Kitamura (86, 5o-over). For the second consecutive day, Kristeena Locke didn’t compete because of an injury.
