Kim, Okada highlight impressive first round for Nevada at Mountain West Championships

CRESWELL, Ore. (Nevada Athletics) – Jonathan Kim carded his best single round score of the season, recording a 68 (-4) to open the Mountain West Championships and Keita Okada posted his best opening round score of the year (70), as the due propelled the Nevada Men’s Golf team to a tie for third place after 18 holes of play in Oregon.

As a team, Nevada recorded a score of 285 (-3), placing them in a tie with Fresno State for the third position on the leaderboard. The Pack’s aspirations of a conference title are well within reach after the first round, as Nevada is just three strokes behind San Diego State who sits atop the leaderboard after the first day of competition.

Kim turned in his best single round performance of his young career to open the event, as the freshman is tied for third overall at -4 after the first set of 18 holes. Kim had a shaky start, recording two bogeys and two pars over the first four holes; however, he was nothing short of exceptional for the remainder of the round. Kim proceeded to tally seven birdies, six pars, and just one bogey throughout the final 14 holes of the first round, completing the day with a score of 68. Kim had an exceptional stretch on the back-nine where he recorded four birdies over five holes, including three consecutive birdies on holes 11-13.

Okada had one of his best performances of the season, carding a 70 (-2) which marks his best opening round score of any event this year. The senior is tied for seventh overall at -2 after the first set of 18 holes. Okada recorded seven pars, one birdie, and one bogey on the front-nine, as he entered the back-nine at even-par. Okada was tremendous over the final nine holes, tallying seven pars and two birdies.

Liam Gobin recorded a score of 73 (+1) for the first round of the Mountain West Championships after tallying 15 pars, two bogeys, and one birdie throughout the day. Gobin is tied for 26th on the leaderboard after the first round and will have the opportunity to advance significantly tomorrow, as he is just two strokes back from the top-13.

Enrique Dimayuga finished fourth in the lineup and tied for 33rd overall after carding a 74 (+2) to open the event. Dimayuga had 10 pars, five bogeys, and three birdies across the first round.

Tom Patterson rounded out the Wolf Pack lineup, completing the first day of competition tied for 40th at +3. Patterson was +3 on the front nine, before posting seven pars, one bogey, and one bogey on the back-nine to finish the day with a score of 75.

Nevada will return to the course Saturday morning for the second round of the 2024 Mountain West Championships.

Team Leaderboard

1. San Diego State – 282 (-6)

2. Colorado State – 284 (-4)

T3. Nevada – 285 (-3)

T3. Fresno State – 285 (-3)

Nevada Results

T3. Jonathan Kim – 68 (-4)

T7. Keita Okada – 70 (-2)

T26. Liam Gobin – 73 (+1)

T33. Enrique Dimayuga – 74 (+2)

T40. Tom Patterson – 75 (+3)

Live Scoring and Streaming Info

The second round will be available for viewing once again through GKLive.TV and live scoring will be provided by Golfstat.com

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