Men's Golf

Hilo Wins the Week

Hawaii Hilo wraps up the Fall portion of the 2026-27 season with first and second place finishes.

Hawaii Hilo wrapped the Fall portion of the 2026-27 schedule on a high note with a tournament win at the Sharks Shootout and a second place final at their own tournament. Vulcan Dysen Park is the Player of the Week with a -15 score over the two tournaments.

Player of the Week: Hawaii Hilo’s Dysen Park, Sr., 5-10, Hilo, Hawaii
Hawaii Hilo’s Dysen Park was a model of consistency during two Hawaii tournaments last week. The senior finished fifth at Hilo’s own tournament with a -7 score, shooting 72-69-68. At the HPU Sharks Shootout, the Hilo native was at -8 with rounds of 68-73-68. That put Park at -15 for the week, helping to lead the Vulcans to a tournament title at Waikoloa and a second place finish at Mani Lani.

Team of the Week: Hawaii Hilo Vulcans                                                             
The Hawaii Hilo Vulcans reclaimed island bragging rights, one week after losing to their Hawaii rivals. This time, the Vulcans finished second at the Punahele Jerky Co. Invitational at the Mani Lani with a score of -15, only behind CSU San Bernardino (-24), and UHH won the Yo Maui HPU Sharks Shootout at Waikoloa with a score of -22, just edging Colorado Christian (-21). At the Mani Lani, Dysen Park led the way for Hilo at -5, followed by Katsuhiro Yamashita (-4) and Ben Crinella (-2). At Waikoloa, Jake Otani was the top Hilo golfer (-4), tied for fourth with Park. Crinella (-2) was next with Yamashita checking in at -1.

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: After Hilo at the three-round Punahele Jerky tournament was Chaminade (-5) tied for fifth, Hawaii Pacific (+6) was 8th and Vanguard (+23) was 11th. VU’s Tyler Williams finished second overall at -11, while Chance Wilson was the top Silversword at -4. Rico See led Hawaii Pacific at -3…At the Yo Maui HPU Sharks Shootout, Chaminade (-2) was sixth, Hawaii Pacific (+6) seventh and Vanguard (+30) 11th. CUH’s Dale Swartwood finished second overall at -11, two shots back of the winner Lance Christenson of Colorado Christian (-13). Williams led the Lions (-2) and Jackson Burns paced HPU at -1…Westmont competed at the South/West Preview in San Antonio, Tex., finishing 15th of 17 teams. Fernando Jimenez led the Warriors at -2, tied for 17th.
 
WHAT’S NEXT: Golfers will take a break now through the end of the year, next hitting the course on February 8-9 at CSU San Marcos’ tournament.