UH Hilo Men’s Golf Claims PacWest Conference Championships

The UH Hilo men’s golf team captured the program’s fourth Pacific West Conference team title along with individual co-championships claimed by Andrew Otani and Junsu Im at the PacWest Championships at the Wigwam Golf Course.
The Vulcans jumped out to a 10-shot lead at the end of Day 1 and held strong to finish 15-over with round scores of 285, 294 and 300.
Otani and Im both shot 75 in the final round to finish at one-over for a tie atop the individual leader board with both staking claim as co-champions.
Otani, a fifth-year senior, tied for fourth at the PacWest Championships his freshman season in 2019 before placing one spot better last year.
Keith Ng and Dustin Franko also placed in the top 10 with Nicholas Gomez close behind at No. 20.
UH Hilo’s season will continue with the NCAA West Regional at the Foxtail Golf Club in Rohnert Park, California taking place May 11–13.
 
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