Amer Ari Invitational: Washington takes lead
Chris Williams
WAIKOLOA, HI (Feb. 8, 2013) -- Washington, No. 6 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Amer Ari Invitational after shooting 13-under 275 Thursday at the Waikoloa (Hawaii) Beach Golf Resort’s Kings’ Course.
Washington is at 21-under 555, while seventh-ranked UCLA is at 19 under par after shooting 8-under 280 Thursday. No. 2 Texas is 14 under par and in third place.
The Longhorns’ Cody Gribble shares the individual lead with UCLA’s Pontus Widegren at 7-under 137. Widegren shot 68-69, while Gribble fired 69-68. Six players – Washington’s Chris Williams and Trevor Simsby, Auburn’s Dominic Bozelli, Oregon State’s David Fink, USC’s Anthony Paolucci and Texas’ Brandon Stone – are tied for third, one stroke off the lead.
Five of the top six players in the Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings are in the Amer Ari field. Only No. 1 Michael Kim of Cal is absent.
Washington’s Cheng-Tsung Pan, No. 2 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, is tied for 11th after shooting two consecutive 70s. Stone is No. 3 in Golfweek’s individual rankings. No. 4 Julien Brun of TCU is T-55 at 2-over 146 after shooting 75 Thursday. NO. 5 Talor Gooch of Oklahoma State is T-23 with consecutive 71s. Simsby, who’s tied for third, is No. 6 in the rankings.
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The Amer Ari Intercollegiate -- hosted by the
University of Hawaii-Hilo -- has brought some of the best golfers in the nation to the west side of the Big Island annually since its inception in 1992. From Tiger Woods to Jordan Spieth to Matt Kuchar, the Amer Ari Intercollegiate has hosted a myriad of players through the years who have gone on to professional stardom.
The event was originally played at Hapuna Golf Course at Mauna Kea Resort before moving to the Waikoloa Beach Resort. The Amer Ari returned to Hapuna during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the event was moved to Mauna Lani. The Amer Ari is a 54-hole collegiate men's event with individual and team competitions.
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