2013-14 (Senior): Competed in six tournaments…averaged 74.6 strokes per round…career-best third place finish at the Aloha @ O‘ahu Invitational, where he shot 4-under 140 that included a career-low 69 in the second round…career-best 54-hole score of 218 (74-70-74) at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, where he tied for 58
th…competed in the Big West Championship, where he finished 43
rd with a score of 158…finished third on the team with four rounds under par.
2012-13 (Junior): Competed in nine tournaments…averaged 75.4 strokes per round…shot three rounds under par including one is the 60s…best finish was a tie for 29
th at the Big West Conference Championship, where he shot 230…low round was 3-under 69 during the first round of the Western Intercollegiate…also posted low-54 hole score of 8-over 221 at the Western…shot 12-over 225 at both the Alister Mackenzie Invitational and Fresno State Lexus Classic, the latter of which he shot a 2-under 70 in the second round…posted three rounds under par and one in the 60s.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Competed in six tournaments…averaged 77.2 strokes per round…low 54-hole score of 224 at the Barona Collegiate Cup, where he tied for 63
rd place…season-best finish was a tie for 34
th at the Kaua‘i Collegiate Invitational (231)…tied for 43
rd at the National Invitation Tournament at 11-over 227…placed 36
th at the WAC Championship (240).
2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in five of 10 tournaments…averaged 79.1 strokes per round…best finish was a tie for 59
th at the USD Invitational, where he shot 240…low round was a 2-over 72 at the Western Intercollegiate…qualified for the PGA’s Sony Open after winning the Amateur Governor’s Cup Qualifying…missed the cut after shooting 71-77 for an 8-ver 148.
Prep: A 2010 graduate of Moanalua High School in Honolulu, O‘ahu…lettered four years in golf…named the 2010 OIA Player of the Year…averaged 70.3 strokes per round during the 2009-10 OIA season…member of the four-time OIA championship team from 2007 to 2010…winner of the 2009 Turtle Bay Jr. Classic…low amateur at the Kona Open and Maui Open in 2009…also played on the 2009 USGA Hawai‘i Men’s Team…qualified for the Public Links Championship in 2010.
Personal: Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu…plans to major in business…has one younger brother…parents are Wendy and Thomas Saka of Waipahu, O‘ahu.
2013-14
Place Tournament Scores
- Saint Mary’s Invitational DNC
- Alister MacKenzie Invitational 80-W-73=153
- Bill Cullum Invitational DNC
T58 Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational 74-70-74=218 (+2)
- Amer Ari Invitational DNC
T48 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 76-73=149 (+5)
- ASU Thunderbird Invitational DNC
3 Aloha @ O‘ahu Invitational 71-69=140 (-4)
82 Western Intercollegiate 70-78-79=227 (+17)
43 Big West Championship 83-75=158 (+14)
Total 6 Tours - 14 Rds - 1,045 Strokes - 74.6 Avg.
2012-13
Place Tournament Scores
T71 Alister Mackenzie Invitational 75-73-77=225 (+12)
Bill Cullum Invitational DNC
T58 Warrior-Wave Invitational 76-76-75=227 (+14)
Ameri Ari Invitational DNC
T49 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 78-73-79=230 (+17)
T68 Fresno State Lexus Classic 77-70-78=225 (+12)
T67 National Invitation Tournament 77-76-75=228 (+15)
T80 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 79-71-77=227 (+14)
T33 Wyoming Cowboy Classic 74-74=148
T37 Western Intercollegiate 69-75-77=221 (+8)
T29 Big West Championship 73-78-79=230 (+17)
Totals 9 Tours - 26 Rds - 1,961 Strokes - 75.4 Avg.
2011-12
Place Tournament Scores
- St. Mary’s Invitational DNC
- Wolf Pack Classic DNC
T34 Kaua`i Collegiate Invitational 75-75-81=231 (+15)
- Battle at Waikoloa DNC
- 22nd Ameri Ari Invitational DNC
T71 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 79-74-77=230 (+14)
T114 Wyoming Desert Classic 78-82-79=239 (+23)
T43 National Invitation Tournament 75-73-79=227 (+11)
T63 Barona Collegiate Cup 72-77-75=224 (+8)
- Western Intercollegiate DNC
36 WAC Championship 81-82-77=240 (+24)
Totals 6 Tours - 18 Rds - 1,391 Strokes - 77.2 Avg.
2010-11
Place Tournament Scores
Wolf Pack Classic DNC
Alister MacKenzie Invitational DNC
Kaua‘i Collegiate Invitational DNC
T110 21st Ameri Ari Invitational 75-86-78=239 (+23)
87 John Burns Intercollegiate 77-82-78=237(+31)
Wyoming Desert Classic DNC
T93 Fresno State Lexus Classic 82-78-79-239 (+23)
T59 USD Invitational 77-82-81=240 (+24)
T76 Western Intercollegiate 85-75-72=232 (+22)
WAC Championships DNC
Totals 5 Tours - 15 Rds - 1,187 Strokes - 79.1 Avg.
Career Statistics
Year TP Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round Best Finish
2010-11 5 15 1,187 79.1 75 T59
2011-12 6 18 1,391 77.2 69 T34
2012-13 9 26 1,961 75.4 73 T29
2013-14 6 14 1,045 73.9 69 3
Total 26 72 5,584 77.5 69 3
