Star freshman Preston Stout of Oklahoma State has wasted no time in making his presence known in collegiate golf, shooting a 10-under 62 in the first round of the Amer Ari Invitational at Mauna Lani Resort Golf Course, the North Course, in Kamuela, HI.

Stout recorded eight birdies and an eagle during the bogey-free round and matched the school's 18-hole scoring mark. Stout started his round on No. 2 and carded a birdie before posting four consecutive pars. He birdied No. 7 and added pars at Holes No. 8 and 9 before recording an eagle on the par-5 No. 10. He followed with a par at No. 11 before reeling off six consecutive birdies on Holes No. 12 through 17. He closed the back nine with a par for an incredible 8-under 28.

The round put Stout in impressive company, joining Eugenio Chacarra, Jordan Niebrugge, Morgan Hoffmann, Jonathan Moore, and Hunter Mahan as Cowboys to card rounds of 62.

Stout was not the only freshman to go low, as Arizona State freshman Wenyi Ding recorded a first-round 9-under 63 to sit one back of the lead. 

The bogey-free round of 63 comes in just his fourth collegiate round, as the 2022 US Junior Amateur champion joined the team after the 2023 fall semester and earned Pac-12 Golfer of the Week after one event.