LIHU‘E — The University of Hawai‘i men’s golf team finished in ninth place after shooting a 5-under 283 on the final day of the 35th annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate, Friday, at the Turtle Bay Resort’s Fazio Course, states a
LIHU‘E — The University of Hawai‘i men’s golf team finished in ninth place after shooting a 5-under 283 on the final day of the 35th annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate, Friday, at the Turtle Bay Resort’s Fazio Course, states a release from the UH athletic department.
UH’s “B” team finished in 17th place.
Senior Kamden Brakel, junior T.J. Kua, and freshman Nainoa Calip each shot 2-under 70s to lead the Warriors’ “A” team.
During an eight-hole stretch, Brakel was 4-under while Kua strung together five birdies in his round and 12 for the tourney. Calip finished his final 36 holes in 5-under par.
Kua, from Lihu‘e, was UH’s top individual finisher at 13th place with a 4-under 212 (73-69-70), while Calip tied for 23rd with a 1-under 215 (76-69-70). Brakel tied for 43rd at 5-over 221 (73-78-70).
For the second straight day, Kaua‘i’s Cory Oride shot another solid round with a 1-over 73.
The junior was 3-under after eight holes before a costly triple bogey on 18, his ninth hole, dropped him to even par.
Oride settled down during the final two rounds and posted a 234 total (89-72-73). Freshman David Saka improved four strokes from his second round with a 6-over 78 and a 237 total (77-82-78).
Leading UH’s “B” team was junior Jared Sawada, who shot 2-under 70 and finished the tournament at 228 with rounds of 82, 76, and 70. Freshman Tommy Yamashita shot a final round 78 for a 227 total (75-74-78). Sophomore Henry Park finished the tourney with a 231 (76-80-75) after a 3-over 75 on Friday.
Also competing for the “B” team were Alex Chu (81-82-79=242) and Chris Estes (84-87-86=257).
For the tournament, UH’s “A” team shot 299-288-283 for an 870 total while the “B” team put together rounds of 314-312-302 for a 928 total.
The ninth place finish for UH’s “A” team was its best since placing sixth back in the 2000 event.
California won the team title by six shots over Texas A&M with a final round 277 for an 834 total.
Virginia’s Ben Kohles won a three-way playoff for the individual title over California’s Max Homa and Texas A&M’s John Hurley. Kohles sunk a six foot birdie putt on the second hole of the playoff.
Story provided by the UH athletic department.
