SCHEDULE/RESULTS Fall Season Date Tournament Finish Oct. 4-5 612/15th (Lake Tahoe, NV; host: Nevada) Oct. 18-19 (Fairfax, CA; host: California) Oct. 24-26 KAUA I COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL (Lihue, Kaua i; host: Hawai i) 863/16th 876/3rd 908/8th Spring Season Date Tournament Finish Feb. 2-4 888/18th (Waikoloa, Hawai i, host: Hawai i & UH-Hilo) Feb. 16-18 JOHN BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE (Kahuku, O ahu, host: Hawai i) Feb. 26-27 (Palm Desert, CA; host: Wyoming) A: 870/9th B: 928/17th 938/17th Mar. 7-8 1,159/15th (Fresno, CA; host: Fresno State) Mar. 14-15 USD Intercollegiate Classic (San Diego, CA; host: San Diego) Apr. 16-17 (Santa Cruz, CA; host: San Jose State) 1,177/10th 1,163/15th May 2-4 921/T7th (Henderson, NV; host: Hawai i) QUICK FACTS Location: Honolulu, HI Enrollment: 20,000 Colors: Green, Black, Silver and White Nickname: Rainbow Warriors Chancellor: Virginia Hinshaw Athletics Director: Jim Donovan Conference: Western Athletic Head Coach: Ronn Miyashiro Year at UH: 12th Alma Mater: Hawai i (1997) Letterwinners Returning: 8 Newcomers: 3 Golf Contact: Derek Inouchi Office Phone: (808) 956-4478 Cell Phone: (808) 954-0234 Fax: (808) 956-4470 E-mail: inouchi@hawaii.edu Website: HAWAIIATHLETICS.com WARRIOR GOLF WRAPS UP SEASON The University of Hawai i men s golf team concluded the season with seventh place finish at the Western Athletic Conference Championships in Henderson, Nev. The Warriors competed in 10 tournaments during the fall and spring seasons, which was head coach Ronn Miyashiro s 13th year as the Warriors skipper. Prior to the spring season, freshman David Saka secured a spot in the PGA s Sony Open in Hawai i after winning a qualifying tournament. It marked the second straight year that a UH golfer participated in the PGA s first full-field tournament of the season after T.J. Kua qualified in 2010. Saka missed the cut after shooting rounds of 71 and 77 for a 148 total. The Warriors opened the spring season in Waikoloa, Hawai i for the Ameri Ari Invitational, the first of seven tournaments during the spring. Considered by Golf World as the second toughest tournament during the spring season, the Ameri Ari Invitational featured three of the top five schools in the Golf World/Nike Golf coaches poll, including top-ranked Oklahoma State, and eight of the Top 25. UH finished 18th while Kua shot 6-under 210, which included all three rounds under par, to tie for 14th place. For his effort, Kua was selected as the WAC s Golfer of the Week. The Lihue, Kaua i native shot a season-low 69 in the first round and recorded 15 birdies during the tournament s 54 holes while finishing seven strokes back of the three co-champions. Two weeks later, Hawai i began a stretch of four tournaments in four weeks when it hosted the John A. Burns Intercollegiate. The tournament was held at the Turtle Bay Resort for the first time in its 35 years. UH field two teams with its A team placing ninth and its B team taking 17th. Kua was again the team s top finisher shooting 4-under 212, which included a 69 in Round 2. From there, UH headed to the West Coast to compete in the Wyoming Desert Classic in Palm Desert, Calif., and the in Fresno, Calif. Freshman Nainoa Calip was the team s top finisher in both events tying for 41st and 44th, respectively. As a team, UH placed 17th and 15th, respectively. The Warriors concluded their four-week stretch at the in San Diego, Calif., placing 10th overall. Calip again was the team s top finisher with a 227 total and tie for 34th place. Following a one-month break, Hawai i returned to competition with the Western Intercollegiate in Santa Cruz, Calif., the team s final preparation for the WAC Championships. Kua was the top finisher, tying for 47th overall and a 222 total and as a team, UH placed 15th. Hawai i served as hosts to the, held at the Rio Secco Golf Club for the third straight year. The Warriors tied for seventh with a 921 total while individually, Kua tied for 18th with a 228 total. Only one senior graced the roster - four-year letterwinner Kamden Brakel, who competed in seven tournaments with a 78.3 stroke average. The Acampo, Calif., native participated in 35 career tournaments for the Warriors with a 77.7 average in 101 rounds. Kua was the only Warrior to compete in all 10 tournaments and posted a teambest 74.0 average. Freshman Nainoa Calip played in nine tourneys with a 76.2 average. Eight Warriors competed in at least half of the tournaments this season, five of whom were either freshmen or sophomores. Warrior Golf Release Page 1
HAWAI I MEN S GOLF STATS Fall Season Date Tournament Score Finish (Teams) Top Individual Oct. 4-5 311-301=612 15th (15) T.J. Kua (75-74=149) (Lake Tahoe, NV; host: Nevada) Oct. 18-19 292-287-284=863 16th (16) Cory Oride (71-73-70=214) (Fairfax, CA; host: California) Oct. 24-26 KAUA I COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL 299-283-294=876 3rd (10) T.J. Kua (71-70-71=212) (Lihue, Kaua i; host: Hawai i) 305-302-301=908 8th (10) Spring Season Date Tournament Score Finish (Teams) Top Individual Feb. 2-4 292-295-301=888 18th (20) T.J. Kua (69-71-70=210) (Waikoloa, Hawai i, host: Hawai i & UH-Hilo) Feb. 16-18 JOHN BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE A: 299-288-283=870 9th (17) T.J. Kua (73-69-70=212) (Kahuku, O ahu, host: Hawai i) B: 314-312-302=928 17th (17) T. Yamashita (75-74-78=227) Feb. 26-27 310-313-315=938 17th (20) T.J. Kua (77-78-75=230) (Palm Desert, CA; host: Wyoming) Nainoa Calip (74-75-81=230) Mar. 7-8 387-388-373=1148 15th (16) Nainoa Calip (78-74-75=227) (Fresno, CA; host: Fresno State) Mar. 14-15 393-404-380=1177 10th (12) Nainoa Calip (76-76-75=227) (San Diego, CA; host: San Diego) Apr. 16-17 393-387-383=1163 15th (15) T.J. Kua (76-73-73=222) (Santa Cruz, CA; host: San Jose State) May 2-4 308-313-300=921 T7th (9) T.J. Kua (79-76-73=228) (Las Vegas, NV; host: Hawai i) Individual Summary Player TP Low Round Best Finish Rounds Strokes Avg. Kamden Brakel 7 71 T36 19 1,488 78.3 Nainoa Calip 9 69 T14 26 1,982 76.2 Pono Calip 1 74 T36 3 230 76.7 Alex Chu 2 72 T28 6 469 78.2 Chris Estes 2 84 53 6 527 87.8 T.J. Kua 10 69 T3 29 2,146 74.0 Cory Oride 8 70 T33 23 1,791 77.9 Henry Park 7 67 9 20 1,532 76.6 David Saka 5 75 T59 15 1,187 79.1 Jared Sawada 6 68 T33 18 1,398 77.7 Tommy Yamashita 6 71 T16 18 1,379 76.6 ROSTER Name Ht Cl Hometown/Previous School Kamden Brakel 5-10 Sr Acampo, CA / Lodi HS Nainoa Calip 5-9 Fr Hilo, Hawai i / Kamehameha-Hawai i Pono Calip 5-8 Jr Hilo, Hawai i / Kamehameha-Hawai i Alex Chu 5-7 So Honolulu, O ahu / Maryknoll HS Chris Estes 6-0 Sr Stockton, CA / Saint Mary s HS T.J. Kua 5-9 Jr Lihue, Kaua i / Kamehameha Schools Cory Oride 5-4 So Lihue, Kaua i / Kaua i HS Henry Park 5-9 So Waikaloa, Hawai i / Kealakehe HS David Saka 5-5 Fr Waipahu, O ahu / Moanalua HS Jared Sawada 5-7 Jr Mililani, O ahu / Mililani HS Tommy Yamashita 5-10 Fr Kapolei, O ahu / Kamehameha Schools TOP PERFORMANCES Team Bests Low Round 283 (-5), 2x, last at John A. Burns Intercollegiate Low 36 582 (+6), Kaua i Invite Low 54 863 (+11), MacKenzie Invite Individual Bests Top Finish T3rd, T.J. Kua (Kaua i Invite) Low Round 67 (-5), Henry Park (Kaua i Invite) Low 36 140 (-4), T.J. Kua (Ameri Ari Invitational) Low 54 210 (-6), T.J. Kua (Ameri Ari Invitational) Low Average 70.0, T.J. Kua (Ameri Ari Invitational) Warrior Golf Release Page 2
Kamden Brakel T55 78-73=151 (+7) T36 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 77-76-77=230 (+14) T107 84-71-78=233 (+17) T42 John Burns Intercollegiate 73-78-70=221 (+5) DQ DQ-82-79 T72 86-83-78=247 (+31) 91 80-79-86=245 (+35) Totals 7 Tours - 19 Rds - 1,488 Strokes - 78.32 Avg. 39 Giustina Memorial Classic 74-79-78=231 (+15) 74 78-82-79=239 (+23) T28 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 75-76-71=222 (+6) T40 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 76-75-74=225 (+9) T85 Amer Ari Invitational 78-76-80=234 (+18) 77 John Burns Intercollegiate 74-80-78=232 (+16) T59 Barona Collegiate Cup 73-75-80=228 (+12) 99 82-77-80=239 (+29) T49 76-73-76=225 (+15) 44 86-75-78=239 (+23) Totals 10 Tours - 30 Rds - 2,314 Strokes - 77.13 Avg. T84 William H. Tucker Invitational 77-80-84=241 (+25) T99 72-76-80=228 (+12) T57 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 79-74-71=224 (+8) T89 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 75-79-74=228 (+12) T98 UH-Hilo Invitational 78-85-85=251 (+35) T71 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 76-72-76=224 (+8) 95 81-80-79=240 (+24) - Naris Cup 69-85-71=225 (+9) T61 Cougar Classic 75-75-78=228 (+12) T29 72-80-80=232 (+16) Totals 10 Tours - 30 Rds - 2,321 Strokes - 77.37 Avg. 2007-08 Shoot-out at Angel Park T86 80-76-79=235 106 Turtle Bay Intercollegiate 79-73-75=227 95 UH Hilo Invitational 103 John Burns Intercollegiate 76-77-76=229 Southern Highlands Collegiate T67 Ron Moore Invitational 74-75-78=227 T75 81-77-79=237 T10 Hokulia Challenge 85 T35 86-76-82=244 Totals 8 Tours - 22 Rds - 1,723 Strokes - 78.32 Avg 2007-08 8 22 1,723 78.3 73 T10 10 30 2,321 77.4 69 T57 10 30 2,314 77.1 71 T28 7 19 1.488 78.3 71 T36 Totals 35 101 7,846 77.7 69 T10 Nainoa Calip 78 81-81=162 (+18) T14 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 75-76-70=221 (+5) T51 70-72-75=217 (+1) T22 John Burns Intercollegiate 76-69-70=215 (-1) T41 74-75-81=230 (+14) T44 78-74-75=227 (+11) T34 76-76-75=227 (+11) 92 80-89-81=250 (+40) 31 74-82-77=233 (+17) Totals 9 Tours - 26 Rds - 1,982 Strokes - 76.23 Avg. Pono Calip T36 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 78-78-74=230 (+14) John Burns Intercollegiate Totals 1 Tours - 3 Rds - 230 Strokes -76.67 Avg. Giustina Memorial Classic 54 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 81-76-81=238 (+22) T63 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 81-86-85=252 (+36) 115 Amer Ari Invitational 86-80-84=250 (+34) T80 John Burns Intercollegiate 85-78-73=236 (+20) Barona Collegiate Cup 45 83-79-80=242 (+26) Totals 5 Tours - 15 Rds - 1,218 Strokes - 81.20 Avg. William H. Tucker Invitational 69 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 82-76-73=231 (+15) 98 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 79-80-76=235 (+19) T87 UH-Hilo Invitational 79-82-78=239 (+23) 86 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 79-75-77=231 (+15) T99 87-79-77=243 (+27) - Naris Cup 78-79-82=239 (+23) 75 Cougar Classic 80-80-76=236 (+20) 41 81-80-85=246 (+30) Totals 8 Tours - 24 Rds - 1,900 Strokes - 79.17 Avg. 8 24 1,900 79.2 73 41 5 15 1,218 81.2 73 45 1 3 230 76.7 74 T36 Totals 14 42 3,348 79.7 73 T36 Warrior Golf Release Page 3
Alex Chu T28 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 75-72-80=227 (+11) T89 John Burns Intercollegiate 81-82-79=242 (+26) Totals 2 Tours - 6 Rds - 469 Strokes - 78.2 Avg. Giustina Memorial Classic T66 79-76-77=232 (+16) T31 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 78-67-78=223 (+7) T55 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 83-80-74=237 (+21) T108 Amer Ari Invitational 81-82-81=244 (+28) T80 John Burns Intercollegiate 76-79-81=236 (+20) Barona Collegiate Cup 77 89-84-79=252 (+42) Totals 6 Tours - 18 Rds - 1,424 Strokes - 79.11 Avg. T.J. Kua T39 75-74=149 (+5) T50 70-72-73=215 (+2) T3 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 71-70-71=212 (-4) T14 69-71-70=210 (-6) T14 John Burns Intercollegiate 73-69-70=212 (-4) T41 77-78-75=230 (+14) T49 75-76-77=228 (+12) T59 81-82-77=240 (+24) T47 76-73-73=222 (+12) T18 79-76-73=228 (+12) Totals 10 Tours - 29 Rds - 2,146 Strokes - 74.00 Avg. T47 Giustina Memorial Classic 80-72-83=235 (+19) 77 78-85-78=241 (+25) 5 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 67-71-71=209 (-7) T18 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 72-75-72=219 (+3) T21 Amer Ari Invitational 74-74-72=220 (+4) T36 John Burns Intercollegiate 71-69-78=218 (+2) T22 Barona Collegiate Cup 68-80-72=220 (+4) T51 74-75-71=220 (+10) T23 72-74-71=217 (+7) T12 69-69-80 =218 (+2) Totals 10 Tours - 30 Rds - 2,217 Strokes - 73.90 Avg. 6 18 1,424 79.1 67 T31 2 6 469 78.2 72 T28 Totals 8 24 1,893 78.9 67 T28 Chris Estes 53 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 95-88-87=270 (+54) 94 John Burns Intercollegiate 84-87-86=257 (+41) Totals 2 Tours - 6 Rds - 527 Strokes - 87.83 Avg. Amer Ari Invitational John Burns Intercollegiate 104 Barona Collegiate Cup 91-92-88=271 (+55) Totals 1 Tours - 3 Rds - 271 Strokes - 90.33 Avg. 1 3 271 90.3 88 104 2 6 527 87.8 84 53 Totals 3 9 798 88.7 87 53 T52 William H. Tucker Invitational 77-77-74=228 (+12) T86 72-74-78=224 (+8) T15 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 71-70-71=212 (-4) T14 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 70-67-75=212 (-4) T60 UH-Hilo Invitational 76-81-82=229 (+13) T31 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 68-75-71=214 (-2) T58 77-75-76=228 (+12) - Naris Cup 75-76-73=224 (+8) T53 Cougar Classic 72-75-78=225 (+9) T22 75-80-72=227 (+11) Totals 10 Tours - 30 Rds - 2,223 Strokes - 74.10 Avg. 10 30 2,223 74.1 67 T14 10 30 2,217 73.9 67 5 10 29 2,146 74.0 69 T3 Totals 30 89 6,586 74.0 67 T3 Cory Oride T79 81-82=163 (+19) T45 71-73-70=214 (+1) T33 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 75-78-76=229 (+13) 113 78-81-82=241 (+25) T85 John Burns Intercollegiate 89-72-73=234 (+18) T49 75-78-75=228 (+12) T65 85-86-71=242 (+26) 89 79-81-80=240 (+30) Totals 8 Tours - 23 Rds - 1,791 Strokes - 77.87 Avg. T40 Giustina Memorial Classic 76-79-77=232 (+16) 41 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 77-76-76=229 (+13) T13 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 70-75-71=216 (E) Warrior Golf Release Page 4
T103 Amer Ari Invitational 81-78-80=239 (+23) T29 John Burns Intercollegiate 70-70-77=217 (+1) 93 Barona Collegiate Cup 77-79-84=240 (+24) T102 86-75-81=242 (+32) T28 72-73-73=218 (+8) 37 75-76-81=232 (+16) Totals 9 Tours - 27 Rds - 2,065 Strokes - 76.48 Avg 9 27 2,065 76.5 70 T13 8 23 1,791 77.9 70 T33 Totals 17 50 3,856 77.1 70 T13 Henry Park T46 77-73=150 (+6) T75 78-70-77=225 (+12) 9 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 76-67-76=219 (+3) T79 John Burns Intercollegiate 76-80-75=231 (+15) T88 83-78-81=242 (+26) T82 78-79-77=234 (+24) T26 78-78-75=231 (+15) Totals 7 Tours - 20 Rds - 1,532 Strokes - 76.60 Avg. T40 Giustina Memorial Classic 79-77-76=232 (+16) Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 61 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 79-82-82=243 (+27) 120 Amer Ari Invitational 96-87-85=268 (+52) T50 John Burns Intercollegiate 75-70-76=221 (+5) 103 Barona Collegiate Cup 82-84-88=254 (+38) Totals 5 Tours - 15 Rds - 1,218 Strokes - 81.20 Avg. 5 15 1,218 81.2 70 T40 7 20 1,532 76.6 67 9 Totals 12 35 2,750 78.6 67 9 David Saka Kaua i Collegiate Invitational T110 75-86-78=239 (+23) 87 John Burns Intercollegiate 77-82-78=237(+31) T93 82-78-79-239 (+23) T59 77-82-81=240 (+24) T76 85-75-72=232 (+22) Totals 5 Tours - 15 Rds - 1,187 Strokes - 79.13 Avg. Jared Sawada T71 73-82-68=223 (+10) T33 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 80-72-77=229 (+13) T69 John Burns Intercollegiate 82-76-70=228 (+12) 97 79-90-74=243 (+27) T52 74-81-79=234 (+18) 41 81-85-75=241 (+25) Totals 6 Tours - 18 Rds - 1,398 Strokes - 77.67 Avg. T31 Giustina Memorial Classic 72-78-76=226 (+10) T66 77-83-72=232 (+16) T25 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 70-70-80=220 (+4) T45 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 70-84-75=229 (+13) T67 Amer Ari Invitational 78-74-78=230 (+14) 78 John Burns Intercollegiate 78-81-74=233 (+17) T85 Barona Collegiate Cup 78-87-73=238 (+22) 101 77-85-79=241 (+31) T68 81-78-74=233 (+23) T38 75-78-80=233 (+17) Totals 10 Tours - 30 Rds - 2,315 Strokes - 77.17 Avg. William H. Tucker Invitational T47 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 73-72-76=221 (+5) T56 Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational 71-81-69=221 (+5) 89 UH-Hilo Invitational 81-85-74=240 (+24) T80 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 78-75-75=228 (+12) 102 86-82-82=250 (+34) - Naris Cup 76-78-79=233 (+17) T61 Cougar Classic 72-79-77=228 (+12) 43 78-89-83=250 (+34) Totals 8 Tours - 24 Rds - 1,871 Strokes - 77.96 Avg. 8 24 1,871 78.0 69 43 10 30 2,315 77.2 70 T25 6 18 1,398 77.7 68 T33 Totals 24 72 5,584 77.6 68 T25 Tommy Yamashita T71 78-72-73=223 (+10) T16 Kaua i Collegiate Invitational 77-74-71=222 (+6) T63 John Burns Intercollegiate 75-74-78=227 (+11) T81 76-83-80=239 (+23) T71 80-82-72=234 (+18) T32 77-77-80=234 (+18) Totals 6 Tours - 18 Rds - 1,379 Strokes - 76.61 Avg. Warrior Golf Release Page 5