The University of Hawai‘i men’s golf team is set to host the inaugural Kaua‘i Collegiate Invitational starting tomorrow and continuing on through Wednesday at the Puakea Golf Course. At 2 p.m., today, after their practice round, members of the teams
The University of Hawai‘i men’s golf team is set to host the inaugural Kaua‘i Collegiate Invitational starting tomorrow and continuing on through Wednesday at the Puakea Golf Course.
At 2 p.m., today, after their practice round, members of the teams will be conducting a golf clinic.
Competing along side the Warriors in the 14-team field will be Boise State, Drake, Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Osaka Gakuin, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Riverside, Utah, and Weber State.
The 54-hole tournament consists of three 18-hole rounds, one round played each day. Rounds 1 and 3 will begin at 7:30 a.m., and Round 2 will begin at 11 a.m. The teams will be competing on a par-72 course checking in at 6,954 yards.
Tournament No. 3
What: Kaua‘i Collegiate Invitational
Date: Monday thru Wednesday, Nov. 3-5
Where: Puakea Golf Course, Lihue, Kaua‘i
Host: Hawai‘i
Who: Boise State, Drake, Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Hawai‘i, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Osaka Gakuin, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Riverside, Utah, Weber State
Local talent: UH features three incoming freshman this season — one each from the islands of O‘ahu (Jared Sawada), Kaua‘i (T.J. Kua), and Hawai‘i (Pono Calip). Kua, the most heralded of the bunch, was the four-time Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion out of Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama. As a junior, Kua finished second at the state tournament and helped his team capture the team championship. Sawada was the four-time O‘ahu Interscholastic Association golfer of the year, who won a local qualifier to advance to the 2008 U.S. Public Links. Calip, a 2008 Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i graduate, placed third at the state tournament as a junior.
World Travelers: In March, the Warriors will travel to Japan to compete in the Naris Cup in Okayama. The 54-hole tournament is hosted by Osaka Gakuin University and will take place at the Sakushu Musashi Golf Club.
