Men’s Golf - Yuki Moriyama

Men's Golf

Pair Of Rebels Tied For 13th After First Round In California

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – Senior Yuki Moriyama and junior Caden Fioroni led UNLV men's golf on the individual leaderboard in a tie for 13th place after Monday's first round of San Jose State's Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club (Par 70, 6,514 yards).

The pair of Rebels each carded a 2-under 68 through 18 holes, combining for six birdies. Fioroni also eagled the ninth hole to add to his three birdies.

Cal's Aaron Du is the individual leader at 7-under 63. He stands one shot ahead of Michael Thorbjornsen (-6) from No. 8 Stanford and Oregon's Gregory Solhaug (-6) in second.

Similarly, the Golden Bears (-16) grabbed an early lead in the team standings with a one-shot advantage over the No. 22 Ducks (-15) in second. UNLV (-3) is in seventh.

Following their Scarlet & Gray counterparts in the team scoring, junior Ben Sawaia (+2) and freshman Brett Sawaia (+2) are tied for 52nd, freshman Inigo Izuzquiza (+3) is tied for 63rd. Senior George Leigh (+12) finished the round with the Rebels' only other eagle, which he sank on the sixth hole.

UP NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will tee off in the second round Tuesday at 9:22 a.m. PT. Coverage via broadcast on the Golf Channel will continue at 4 p.m. PT for the second day of the tournament.
 
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Players Mentioned

George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Caden Fioroni

Caden Fioroni

5' 10"
Junior
TR
Ben Sawaia

Ben Sawaia

5' 11"
Junior
1L
Yuki Moriyama

Yuki Moriyama

Junior
TR
Inigo Izuzquiza

Inigo Izuzquiza

Freshman
Brett Sawaia

Brett Sawaia

Freshman

Players Mentioned

George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Caden Fioroni

Caden Fioroni

5' 10"
Junior
TR
Ben Sawaia

Ben Sawaia

5' 11"
Junior
1L
Yuki Moriyama

Yuki Moriyama

Junior
TR
Inigo Izuzquiza

Inigo Izuzquiza

Freshman
Brett Sawaia

Brett Sawaia

Freshman