ST. GEORGE, Utah—The Utah Valley men's golf team shot a 10-under-par 278 in the second round of the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational to move up three spots on the leaderboard to sixth place with a two-round 2-under-par 574 (296-278). The Wolverines will wrap up play with a final round on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
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Kai Iguchi led UVU on Saturday with an impressive 6-under-par 66 to move seven spots up the individual leaderboard from a tie for 12th to a tie for fifth in the 92-player field with a two-round score of 7-under-par 137 (71-66). Iguchi recorded eight birdies on the day and shot a 4-under-par 32 on the front nine.
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"The guys put together a great round today," said Utah Valley head coach
Chris Curran. "We are still a bit rusty, but much closer to our style of golf. Kai got on a heater. It was really fun to watch."
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Joseph Glenn moved up 32 spots on the leaderboard after firing a second-round score of 4-under-par 68 on Saturday with two eagles and three birdies. Glenn now sits in a tie for 22nd with a two-round score of even par 144 (76-68).
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Brady McKinlay shot a 2-under-par 70 in round two with five birdies, including four on the back nine to move up 16 spots on the leaderboard. He is now tied for 22nd with a two-round even par 144 (74-70).
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Zane Loveland, who is playing as an individual this week, shot a 3-over-par 75 on Saturday and is tied for 41st at 4-over-par 148 (73-75).
Caden Weber carded a 3-over-par 75 in round two and is tied for 52nd at 6-over-par 150 (75-75).
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Landon Anderson shot a 2-over-par 74 in Saturday's round and is tied for 57th with a two-round score of 7-over-par 151 (77-74).
Ethan Efford, who is playing as an individual, shot a 10-over-par 82 in round two and is tied for 71st at 12-over-par 156 (74-82).
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