WAHIAWA, HI – The University of Hawai‘i men’s golf team finished the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in 11th place with an 882 total, Feb. 22.

Even with a final round 295, the Warriors were unable to keep pace with the low scoring that summed up the final day. However, sophomore Matt Kodama took charge by shooting a final round 67, to finish the tournament tied for second. Kodama started the day seven-strokes back of the lead before finishing only two-back, with a six-under-par 209 total. Senior Norman-Ganin Asao also had a good tournament, finishing tied for 12th with a 216 total after firing a round of 73.

San Diego State won the team title with a wire to wire run, thanks to a 274 first round that gave them the early lead. In the final round, the Aztecs shot a day’s best 284 to finish strong with an 853 total. The team was led by John Lieber who won the individual title in similar fashion. Lieber’s first round 65 propelled him to a two-stroke victory over California’s Scott Carlyle and Kodama.

Name Score/Place
Hawai‘i 288-299-295=882/11

Matt Kodama 69-73-67=209/T2
Norman-Ganin Asao 71-72-73=216/T12
Jaime Matsumura 73-77-77=227/T62
Kellen-Floyd Asao 75-78-78=231/T78
Manarii Gauthier 75-77-84=236/92

Hawai‘i White 330-312-321=963/20

Laine Malson 78-80-76=234/T85
Justin Kim 87-73-78=238/T96
Phillip Torres 87-80-82=249/104
Joe Matyas 78-87-85=250/105
Daniel Gatewood 92-79-87=258/106

Individuals:
Kramer Aoki 76-76-77=229/T70

Team Results: 1. San Diego State (853), 2. Auburn (862), 3. Pacific (871), T4. UNLV (874), T4. New Mexico (874), T6. Arizona (878), T6. California (878), 8. UCLA (879), T9. Brigham Young (881), T9. Colorado State (881), 11. Hawai`i (882), 12. Denver (884), 13. Utah (891), 14. UH-Hilo (892), 15. Nagoya (896), 16. San Jose State (899), 17. UTEP (905), 18. Wyoming (906), 19. San Francisco (918), 20. Hawai`i-White (963).