NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team placed three members on the 2023-24 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list. Josh Hayashida, Kolbe Irei, and Tyler Ogawa were among the 532 Division I athletes from 180 schools to earn the prestigious recognition.
 
To be eligible for All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be at least a sophomore in standing both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
 
Ogawa, a junior from Honolulu, made the list for the second consecutive year while Irei, a senior from Honolulu, was selected for the second time after being named to the list in 2021-22 while a member of UC Irvine's men's golf team. For Hayashida, it was his first distinction.
 
Last month, both Ogawa and Hayashida were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team in addition to being named to the Academic All-Big West team. All three were picked to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
Hayashida defended his title at the Mānoa Cup amateur golf tournament in June after completion of his sophomore season at UH, where he finished third on the team with a 73.19 scoring average. In his lone season at Hawai'i, Irei had the second-best scoring average at 73.17 while Ogawa finished with a 74.0 scoring average.