KOHALA COAST, Hawai'i – The Pepperdine men's golf team got off to a good start at the 33^rd annual Amer Ari Intercollegiate at Mauna Lani North Course on Thursday, finishing the first round in seventh-place after a solid 14-under 274. 

Two Waves are in the top-25, led by freshman Kristoffer Kuvaas who shot a career-best 5-under 67 in the round to tie for 12^th.  He marked seven birdies through his first 12 holes without a single bogey.  Sophomore Brady Siravo stayed bogeyless throughout the entire round, finishing with four birdies to sit tied for 22^nd. 

Seventeen of the 20 teams competing in the tournament finished under par today, led by North Carolina with a 26-under 262 to snag the lead.  The Waves are four-strokes away from a top-four position, as well as ahead of the competitors tied for 10^th.   

PLAYER SCORES

• Freshman Kristoffer Kuvaas (Houston, Texas) had his best round of the year with a 5-under 67 to finish tied for 12^th today.  He tied for third among all competitors for most birdies of the day.
• Sophomore Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif.) is tied for 22^nd with a 4-under 68 in the first round.  He had four birdies without a single bogey on his scorecard, posting a pair on each the front and back nine.
• Sophomore Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz.) is tied for 37^th with a 3-under 69.  He had four birdies overall, marking two in his first three holes on the eighth and 10^th.  Though he bogeyed once on the 14^th, he rallied with another pair of birdies on the 15^th and second holes to finish strong.
• Sophomore Joshua Koo (Cerritos, Calif.) is tied for 49^th with a 2-under 70.  He had five birdies on the back nine, including three-consecutive on holes 14, 15 and 16.  He picked up another pair of consecutive birdies on the 18^th and first holes as well. 
• Freshman William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif.) finished with a 1-under 71 to tie for 65^th in the round.  He put up five birdies, including three in his final five holes to finish strong.

 
UP NEXT:
Tomorrow, the Waves will tee off holes 13 through 15 beginning at 9:30 a.m. PT.  Pepperdine will be paired with Texas, UCLA and Texas Tech for the second round.

THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. North Carolina 262; 2. Arizona State 265; 3. Texas Tech 267; 4. Oklahoma State 270; 5. Auburn 272; 6. Florida State 273; 7. Pepperdine 274; T8. Georgia Tech 276; T8. Washington 276; T10. Oregon 277; T10. Stanford 277; T12. UCLA 278; T12. Oregon State 278; 14. Pacific 279; T15. Texas 281; T15. San Jose State 281; 17. Hawai'I 285; 18. Hawai'I Hilo 289; 19. Osaka Gakuin 290; 20. UC Davis 291.

Top Individuals: 1. Preston Stout (Ok. State) 62; T2. Wenyi Ding (Arizona State) 63; T2. Matthew Comegues (Texas Tech) 63; 4. David Ford (North Carolina) 64; T5. Tyler Weaver (Florida State) 65; T5. Maxwell Ford (North Carolina) 65; T5. Dylan Menante (North Carolina) 65; T8. Tyran Snyders (Texas Tech) 66; T8. Jackson Lake (Oregon State) 66; T8. Jackson Lake (Oregon State) 66; T8. Finn Koelle (Washington) 66; T8. Connor Williams (Arizona State) 66.