Im finishes third, Vulcans place seventh at SMU Bishop Invitational
LACEY, Wash. — Junsu Im finished in a four-way tie for third place as the UH-Hilo Men’s Golf team got the 2023-24 season tee’d off with a seventh-place finish at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational at The Home Course.
The 2022-23 PacWest Conference Co-Champion and Freshman of the Year got his sophomore campaign off to a good start, finishing Round 1 tied atop the leaderboard at four strokes under before ultimately ending at minus-five. Im tallied seven of his 14 total birdies in the first round.
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The Vulcans lineup featured three newcomers with freshman Dysen Park, junior-transfer Dylan Bercan and sophomore-transfer Jacob Torres, in addition to returning fifth-year senior Nicholas Gomez.
Sophomore Jordan Sato competed as an individual.
UH-Hilo finished even-par at the end of Round 1 at a tie for No. 2 but ultimately slid down to a seventh-place finish.
Simon Fraser finished at minus-four to take the top spot, highlighted by a 10-under team score for Round 2. The Vulcans will continue on in Washington with the Western Washington University Invitational next Monday and Tuesday in Bellingham. UH-Hilo will then close out the fall portion with three events on the Big Island in a tri-match with HPU and Chaminade (Oct. 14-15), the HPU Sharks Shootout (Oct. 23-24) and the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (Oct. 27-28).
Scorecards
T3. Im -5, 68–71–72 (211) 14 Birdies
T25. Park +5, 73–75–73 (221) 7 Birdies, 1 Eagle
T29. Bercan +6, 73–74–75 (222) 10 Birdies
T47. Gomez +11, 74–75–78 (227) 6 Birdies, 1 Eagle
66. Torres +18, 75–77–82 (234) 7 Birdies
T67. Sato +22, 78–77–83 (238) 2 Birdies [Competed as an individual]
Team 7th of 11 +17, 288–295–298 (881)
