Sakke Siltala

Men's Golf

Bobcats, Siltala Lead After Round One in Hawaii

KAPOLEI, O'ahu – Sakke Siltala and the Texas State men's golf team posted the low round of the day to lead the 15-team field after round one of the Kapolei Invitational.

As a team, the Bobcats are 6-under 282, the lowest team total for a round to start the 2024-25 season. Utah Valley sits two shots back at -4, while host Hawaii and Arkansas State are tied for third at -3.

Individually, Siltala leads the field by one stroke at 6-under 66, also a low round for the junior this season. The first 18 for the junior included four birdies and his first eagle of the season.

A pair of Bobcats are tied for the 13th spot at 1-under 71 in Jack Burke and Ben Loveard, while Joel Talusen (+2) rounded out the counting scores for TXST. Jaxon Donaldson sits at +3.

The Bobcats are back in action Wednesday for round two starting at 2 p.m. CT/9 a.m. HT and are paired with Utah Valley and conference foe Arkansas State.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jack Burke

Jack Burke

6' 0"
Junior
Sakke Siltala

Sakke Siltala

Sophomore
Jaxon  Donaldson

Jaxon Donaldson

Freshman
Joel  Talusen

Joel Talusen

Freshman
Ben Loveard

Ben Loveard

Junior

Players Mentioned

Jack Burke

Jack Burke

6' 0"
Junior
Sakke Siltala

Sakke Siltala

Sophomore
Jaxon  Donaldson

Jaxon Donaldson

Freshman
Joel  Talusen

Joel Talusen

Freshman
Ben Loveard

Ben Loveard

Junior