University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

• Competed in three tournaments
• Averaged 79.1 strokes per round
• Best 54-hole score was 233 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (t-107^th)
• Also tied for 108^that the Amer Ari Invitaitonal (243)

• Competed in seven tournaments, including three of four during the fall season
• Averaged 77.9 strokes per round
• Best finish was a tie for 48^th at the Jackrabbit Invitational, where he shot his low 54-hole score of 8-over 224
• Low round was even par 71 in the first round of the Maui Jim Invitational and even par 72 in the first round of the Jackrabbit Invite

• A 2016 graduate of Moanalua High School in Honolulu, O‘ahu
• Lettered four years in golf under coach Gordon Yuen
• Helped Na Menehune capture its second HHSAA State Championship title in five years in 2016 and 10th consecutive OIA crown
• Also member of three state runner-up teams
• Highest state tournament finish was a tie for 14th in 2014
• Was fourth at the OIA Championships in 2014 and ’15, fifth in ’16, and and sixth in 2013
• Received all-OIA first team honors from 2013-16
• Member of the honor roll during his senior year
• Participated in the HSJGA for 8 years and was the 2011 player of the year
• Participated in the 2016 Orange Bowl
• Won both the Pearl Junior Open 36 and 18 Hole Fazio tournaments in 2012.

• Born in Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu
• Nickname is “Dezz”
• Has two sisters, Chloe & Brittney
• Uncle, Heine Fountain, played football at UH in 1974
• Parents are Douglas and Brenda Mello of Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu

2017-18
Place 	Tournament 					Scores
-	Maui Jim Intercollegiate			DNC
-	Alister MacKenzie Invitational			DNC
-	Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational		78-WD-WD
-	Ka‘anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational  	DNC
T108	Amer Ari Invitational				79-82-82=243 (+27)
T107	John A. Burns Intercollegiate			78-78-77=233 (+17)
-	Grand Canyon Invitational			DNC
-	Western Intercollegiate				DNC
-	ASU Thunderbird Invitational			DNC
-	Big West Championship				DNC


2016-17
Place	Tournament 					Scores
-	USF Intercollegiate				DNC
T82	Maui Jim Intercollegiate			71-78-79=228 (+15)
107	Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational	        80-80-82=242 (+26)
T123	Ka‘anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational      84-78-73=235 (+22)
-	Amer Ari Invitational	                        DNC
T104	John A. Burns Intercollegiate	                83-78-78=239 (+23)
T48	Jackrabbit Invitational	                        72-75-77=224 (+8)
79	ASU Thunderbird Invitational	                78-80-75=233 (+20)
96	Western Intercollegiate	                        DQ-77-79
-	Big West Championship	                        DNC

Career Statistics
Year	TP	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	Low Round	Best Finish
2016-17	7	20	1,557	77.9	71		T48
2017-18	3	7	554	79.1	77		T107
Total	10	27	2,111	78.2	71		T48