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Kaito Onishi
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Onishi 68 Again Leads USC In The Goodwin First Round
March 25, 2021 | Men's Golf
Trojans 11th in 28-team field.
Senior Kaito Onishi continued his strong play with a first-round 2-under 68 while freshman Shane Ffrench turned in a par round to lead the USC men's golf team during the first round of The Goodwin on Thursday (Sept. 25) at the Stanford G.C.
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The Trojans combined for a 7-over 287 and are in 11th, 12 back in the 28-team field. Host Stanford leads the field at 5-under with Arizona State second (-2) and Denver and San Diego tied for third (-1).
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"I thought we were pretty good today and it was close to a strong round," USC Coach J.T. Higgins said. "We had three guys play pretty solidly and we need to get the counting score down a little lower. I was impressed with Kaito and Shane, who did a great job, and Cam is rounding back into form after an issue with his back. Now we've got to get the other two going tomorrow."
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Onishi, who has led USC in its last two events including a tie for ninth last time out at 10-under 206, maintained his strong play and is tied for eighth, five off the lead. He was 1-under going out with a birdie on 3 and got to 3-under with birdies on 16 and 17 before finishing with a bogey.
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Still, it's his fourth straight round under par and his third 68 in a row.
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Ffrench maintained his team lead in rounds of par or better with his eighth this season and is tied for 20th at 70. He was 1-over going out and used birdies on 11 and 14 on the back to even his round.
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Junior Cameron Henry is tied for 63rd after his 3-over 73 that saw three birdies on the day and an even back nine.
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Freshman Danny Tiscareno, recently added to the USC roster, made his collegiate debut today with a counting 6-over 76. It included his first birdie as a Trojan on 5 as he went 3-over on both nines today. He is tied for 100th.
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Freshman Krando Nishiba, in his second straight start, finished tied for 131st at 9-over 79.
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USC will tee off first thing in the morning, starting at 7 a.m. PT with Georgia Tech, San Diego and TCU.
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The Trojans combined for a 7-over 287 and are in 11th, 12 back in the 28-team field. Host Stanford leads the field at 5-under with Arizona State second (-2) and Denver and San Diego tied for third (-1).
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"I thought we were pretty good today and it was close to a strong round," USC Coach J.T. Higgins said. "We had three guys play pretty solidly and we need to get the counting score down a little lower. I was impressed with Kaito and Shane, who did a great job, and Cam is rounding back into form after an issue with his back. Now we've got to get the other two going tomorrow."
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Onishi, who has led USC in its last two events including a tie for ninth last time out at 10-under 206, maintained his strong play and is tied for eighth, five off the lead. He was 1-under going out with a birdie on 3 and got to 3-under with birdies on 16 and 17 before finishing with a bogey.
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Still, it's his fourth straight round under par and his third 68 in a row.
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Ffrench maintained his team lead in rounds of par or better with his eighth this season and is tied for 20th at 70. He was 1-over going out and used birdies on 11 and 14 on the back to even his round.
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Junior Cameron Henry is tied for 63rd after his 3-over 73 that saw three birdies on the day and an even back nine.
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Freshman Danny Tiscareno, recently added to the USC roster, made his collegiate debut today with a counting 6-over 76. It included his first birdie as a Trojan on 5 as he went 3-over on both nines today. He is tied for 100th.
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Freshman Krando Nishiba, in his second straight start, finished tied for 131st at 9-over 79.
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USC will tee off first thing in the morning, starting at 7 a.m. PT with Georgia Tech, San Diego and TCU.
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