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2017-2018 Men's Golf Roster

Taiga Iwasa

Taiga Iwasa

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong

Summary

Biography

2017-18 (Sophomore):
  • Competed in five tournaments
  • Averaged 79.9 strokes per round
  • Best finish was a tie for 76that the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, where he also posted career-low 54-hole score (219)
  • Shot consecutive rounds of 1-over 73 at Makai Invitational
  • Also competed at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (270, 78th), Ka‘anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (232, 105th), Amer Ari Invitational (243, t-108th), and John Burns Intercollegiate (234, t-109th)
  • Named academic all-Big West.
 
2016-17 (Freshman):
  • Competed in seven tournaments, including three of four in the fall season
  • Averaged 77.6 strokes per round
  • Team’s top finisher at the season-opening San Francisco Intercollegiate, tying for 51st at 228
  • Best finish was 40th place at the Big West Championship (230)
  • Season-best 10-over 223 at the Ka‘anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational, where he tied for 88th place and carded low round of 72 in the second round

Prep:
  • A 2016 graduate of King George V School in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong
  • Lettered in golf, while capturing the Hong Kong School Golf Championships in 2015
  • Recipient of the World Class Award in 2016
  • Earned academic honors by receiving the ESF Chairman’s Award for Excellence
  • Winner of the Mid-Summer Classic in 2014
  • Winner of the Dr. Gorge Choa Cup in 2015
  • Finished 3rd in the Hong Kong Amateur Open Championships in 2015
  • Finished 2nd in the HSBC Junior Order of Merit in 2015
  • Finished 3rd in the Hong Kong Junior Close Championships in 2015
  • Placed 5th in the Mercedes Benz Asian Masters Finals in 2016
  • Placed 8th in the Thailand Junior World Golf Championships
  • Participated on the high school field hockey team
 
Personal:
  • Born in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
  • Intends to major in kinesiology
  • Has one younger sister, Alice
  • Parents are Takatera and Yoshimi Iwasa
 
 
2017-18 
Place 	Tournament 	                            	Scores
78	Maui Jim Intercollegiate	            	95-86-89=270 (+54)
-	Alister MacKenzie Invitational	            	DNC
T76	Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational	    	73-73-73=219 (+3)
105	Ka‘anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational  	71-83-78=232 (+19)
T108	Amer Ari Invitational				80-81-82=243 (+27)
T109	John A. Burns Intercollegiate			83-75-76=234 (+18)
-	Grand Canyon Invitational			DNC
-	Western Intercollegiate				DNC
-	ASU Thunderbird Invitational			DNC
-	Big West Championship				DNC

2016-17
Place 	Tournament 					Scores	
T51	USF Intercollegiate				76-73-79=228 (+15)
-	Maui Jim Intercollegiate			DNC
T96	Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational		80-79-77=236 (+20)
T88	Ka‘anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational	76-72-75=223 (+10)
-	Amer Ari Invitational				DNC
T104	John A. Burns Intercollegiate			77-81-81=239 (+23)
- 	Jackrabbit Invitational				DNC
84	ASU Thunderbird Invitational			79-76-89=244 (+31)
T79	Western Intercollegiate				78-76-75=229 (+19)
40	Big West Championship				79-73-78=230 (+14)

Career Statistics
Year	TP	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	Low Round	Best Finish
2016-17	7	21	1,629	77.6	72		40
2017-18	5	15	1,198	79.9	71		T76
Total	12	36	2,827	78.5	71		40

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