Raya Nakao Leads Beavers On Day One At Ron Moore Intercollegiate

Friday, October 2

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

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Ron Moore Intercollegiate

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Raya Nakao Leads Beavers On Day One At Ron Moore Intercollegiate

October 02, 2026 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring

By: Athletic Communications

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – Raya Nakao continued her strong start to the 2026-27 season to lead the Oregon State women's golf team in the first round of the Ron Moore Intercollegiate on Friday.

Nakao fired a 2-under 70, which included four birdies, and is tied for eighth place in the 85-player field. It's the third time in four rounds this fall she has carded a sub-par score and increased her career total to 39 rounds in red figures.

As a team, the Beavers finished the opening round with an 11-over 299 at the par-72, 6,620-yard University of Denver Golf Club and are in 13th place with 36 holes to play.

The second round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and live scoring is available at this link.

Kate Nakaoka rolled in six birdies, tied for the most in the entire field, and finished with an even-par 72 that has her in a tie for 20th place. She finished in 10th place at the season's first event, the Leadership and Golf Invitational, which a career-best tying 4-under 68.

Clara Alevag (5-over 77) and Rebecca Kim (8-over 80) contributed the other two scores for Oregon State in the first round. Kelly Hope concluded the day with a 10-over 82.

True freshman Kate Ly, who is competing as an individual, posted a 2-over 74 that included three birdies.

Tulane leads the 15-team tournament with a 9-under 279, while Leia Chung of Boise State and Logan Hale of Denver share the individual lead with a 5-under 67.

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