Blaze Akana

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2023-2024 Men's Golf Roster

Big West Conference

Ocean Course Hokuala

Ka’anapali Golf Courses

Big West Conference

Ocean Course Hokuala

Texas Powers

2023-24 (Senior):

Named first-team All-Big West, becoming the first UH golfer selected to the Big West First Team
Competed in all 10 tournaments
Led the team with a 71.67 scoring average which is No. 2 all-time in program history
Team-best 12 rounds under par, including six in the 60s
Two Top 10 finishes, including a tie for fifth place at the Lamkin Classic, where he posted 7-under 209
Twice shot 6-under 66, which tied for the low round by a UH golfer on the season
Team’s top finishers in six tournaments
Best 54-hole score was 5-under 208 at the Ka‘anapali Collegiate Invitational
Posted a team-best 70.67 scoring average in the fall
Became first UH golfer to compete in two PGA Tour events, qualifying for the Sony Open in Hawai‘i for the second straight year

2022-23 (Junior):

Competed in all 10 tournaments
Tied for first on the team with a 72.4 scoring average
Carded 10 rounds under par and five in the 60s
Recorded the team’s best single-round (66) and 54-hole score (208) at the UC San Diego Invitational
Best finish was a tie for seventh place at the UCSD Invitational
Posted one top 10 and three top 20 finishes
Team’s best scoring average in the spring (72.1)
Completed his first professional tournament with a 3-over 143 total at the Sony Open in Hawai'i
Finished in 11th place at the Big West Championships with an even par 216 total

Prior To UH:

Attended Sacramento State for two years with a career scoring average of 73.6
Named second team all-Big Sky in 2021-22
Competed in 11 of the team’s 12 tournaments
Averaged 73.2 strokes per round in 30 rounds which ranked fourth on the team and 15^th in the program’s single-season list
Had three Top 20 finishes including third place at the UCSD Invitational and ninth place at the UCSB Collegiate
Shot 71-69-71=211 to finish 5-under par at the UCSD Invitational and set his career 54-hole low
Also carded 69 at the Ka‘anapali Classic and GCU Invitational for his best single round score
Finished the year with 13 rounds at or below par
One of two Hornets to compete in all eight tournaments in 2020-21
Ranked third on the team with a stroke average of 74.1 in 22 rounds
Tied for 10^th at the Big Sky Championship for his highest finish on the year
Season-best 2-under 70 in the final round of the Sacramento State Invitational

Prep:

A 2020 graduate of Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama
Lettered four years in golf
Captured medalist honors at the Big Island Amateur in 2018 with a 141 total (68-73)
Represented Hawai‘i at the Junior America’s Cup in Edmonton, Alberta in 2019
Placed fourth at the 57^th Hawai‘i State Amateur with a 288 total (73-73-71-71) and recorded his first career hole-in-one

Personal:

2023-24

Place	Tournament	Score
T-31	William H. Tucker Intercollegiate	74-70-72=216 (E)
6	Bill Cullum Invitational	71-74-70=215 (-1)
T-30	Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational	69-68-71=208 (-5)
T-37	Kapolei Invitational	70-70-69=209 (-7)
T-94	Amer Ari Invitational	71-75-70=216 (E)
T-81	John A. Burns Intercollegiate	71-78-77=226 (+10)
T-5	Lamkin Invitational	70-73-66=209 (-7)
T-31	Cowboy Classic	66-73-74=213 (-3)
T-46	Western Intercollegiate	73-74-71=218 (+8)
T-18	Big West Championship	75-78-67=220 (+4)

2022-23

Place	Tournament	Score
T-71	William H. Tucker Intercollegiate	78-72-76=226 (+10)
T-19	Bill Collum Invitational	76-68-74=218 (+2)
T-53	Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational	71-73-69=213 (E)
N/A	Amer Ari Invitational	CANCELLED (Wind)
83	John A. Burns Intercollegiate	75-73-70=218 (+2)
T-28	Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate	74-71-76=221 (+5)
T-32	Lamkin Invitational	70-73-77=220 (+4)
T-7	UC San Diego Invitational	66-70-72=208 (-8)
T-31	Western Intercollegiate	71-67-78=216 (+6)
T-36	PING Cougar Classic	68-72-75=215 (-1)
11	Big West Championship	75-74-67=216 (E)

Career Statistics (Sac State & Hawai'i)

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