Tony Chen is one of two Golden Bears tied for 37th individually after the first round of the Burns Intercollegiate.

MGOLF2/13/2025 7:41 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Heo, Chen Lead Bears At 2-Over Par

LIHUE, Hawaii – The California men’s golf team will look to climb the John A. Burns Intercollegiate standings over the final 36 holes of play after carding an 18-over-par 298 in the first round Thursday at Ocean Course Hokuala.
 
Cal ended the opening round in 15th place, while Utah (-7), UNLV (E), Illinois (E), BYU (+1) and New Mexico (+2) rounded out the top five on the team leaderboard.
 
The Golden Bears were paced by veterans Daniel Heo and Kuangyu (Tony) Chen, who are tied for 37th individually at 2-over-par 72. Heo was bogey-free on the back nine aside from a 5 on the par-4 hole 12. Chen, meanwhile, used an eagle on the par-4 hole 16 for a late jump up the leaderboard.
 
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Cal will play round two alongside Washington State, Grand Canyon and Hawaii on Friday. The Bears tee off holes 11-14 at 11 a.m. PT.
 
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