Final Results

FRESNO, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team shot a final round 273 to finish in 15^th place at the Fresno State Lexus Classic Tuesday at Sunnyside Country Club.

 

The Warriors completed the three rounds with scores of 387, 388 and 373 for a total of 1,159. UH's final round featured all six golfers shooting in the 70s, including freshman Tommy Yamashita's even-par 72.

 

Fellow freshman Nainoa Calip was the team's top finisher for the tournament with a three-round score of 227 (78-74-75), 11-over par, tying for 44^th place. One stroke back in a tie for 49^th place was junior T.J. Kua (75-76-77=228) and sophomore Cory Oride (75-78-75=228).

 

Yamashita improved 10 strokes from his second round 82 and was one of 22 golfers to post even-par or better in the final round. He finished in a tie for 71^st place at 234 (80-82-72). Freshman David Saka tied for 93^rd at 239 (82-78-79) while junior Jared Sawada shot the team's second best score of 74 in finishing for 97^th at 243 (79-90-74).

 

Day 1 leader San Diego State ran away with the team title winning by 26 strokes with a score of 3-over 1,083. Pacific's Alex Johnson sunk a 20-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to win the individual title over Bryan Harris of UC Irvine. Johnson and Harris posted scores of 6-under 210.

 

The Warriors will next compete in the University of San Diego Invitational, March 14-15.