University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa junior Anson Cabello gained valuable experience on the world golf stage at the Sony Open in �鶹��ý, closing his first PGA Tour appearance with a strong second-round performance at Waiʻalae Country Club, January 15 and 16.

The Kahului, Maui native finished the tournament with rounds of 77 and 71 to post an 8-over par total, missing the weekend cut. Cabello earned his spot in the field by winning a local qualifier in November. Cabello’s caddie was fellow teammate Nathan Szpakowicz.

“It was so cool,” Cabello said. “This week didn’t turn out the way I had hoped, but the whole experience with my caddie, my teammate—that was big. Just being able to experience this kind of event just means the world because there aren’t that many opportunities for me to do this…hopefully more in the future.”

Battling back

After a challenging opening round that included seven bogeys, Cabello responded in the second round. After starting with bogeys on holes 1 and 2, he settled in quickly, carding birdies on holes 3, 6, 8 and 9 to turn at 2-under par for the round. Cabello battled on the back nine to finish the day with a 1-over par 71.

“I’m not going to lie, after those first two holes I thought I was going to shoot 80. I mean, to come back and start making solid swings down the stretch, it was big,” Cabello said. “Yesterday, that kind of happened and just couldn’t get anything going. After that start and the way I finished, couldn’t be more proud of myself.”

Cabello became the seventh Rainbow Warrior to qualify for a PGA Tour event. He followed Blaze Akana, who competed in the tournament in 2023 and 2024.

In his third season with the Rainbow Warriors, Cabello is enjoying his best collegiate campaign to date. During the fall portion of the 2025–26 season, he averaged a team-best 70.33 strokes per round, shooting par or better in eight of nine rounds. His 10-under 203 finish at the Kāʻanapali Classic by OUTRIGGER tied for the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history.

The Rainbow Warriors return to collegiate competition February 5-7 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Waimea, �鶹��ý.

University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa men’s golfer Anson Cabello qualified for the 2026 Sony Open in �鶹��ý.

The junior won a qualifier at the Waiʻalae Country Club on November 24, shooting 1–under 71 to edge out his teammate Dane Watanabe and UCLA’s Tyler Loree by two strokes.

This marks the seventh time a Rainbow Warrior has qualified for a PGA Tour event. Most recently, Blaze Akana competed in the Sony Open in 2023 and 2024.

The 2026 Sony Open runs January 15–18, 2026, at the Waiʻalae Country Club.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo swept the first Pacific West Conference men’s golf weekly awards of the season, sharing Co-Player of the Week honors between Ben Crinella and Jacob Torres, along with Team of the Week recognition.

Crinella and Torres claimed individual wins on the Vulcans’ season-opening trip to Washington, finishing in first place at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational and the Western Washington University Invitational.

The three-time reigning PacWest Champions posted fifth and seventh place finishes, respectively, placing ahead of all fellow PacWest schools at each event filled with regional teams.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo Kiersten Saludares was named Pacific West Conference Player of the Week for September 15–23, on the heels of claiming victory at the season-opening Grisham Memorial Shootout.

The senior shot even-par rounds through the two-day event at The Home Course in DuPont, Washington, setting a new program record for two-round scores.

Saludares topped a field comprising 13 schools from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the PacWest Conference, the Northwest Conference and Canada.

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For the fourth time in program history and second consecutive year, the University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa program was recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for its strong academic performance as the recipient of a Platform Golf team academic award.

The Rainbow Warriors earned the President’s Special Recognition with a combined team grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or above. UH Mānoa was the only Big West school to receive this distinction.

Just last week, six UH Mānoa golfers were named All-America Scholars by the GCAA, the most in a single-season in program history and the most across all of Division I during the 2024–25 season. These Rainbow Warriors maintained a GPA of 3.20 and above and had a scoring average of 76.0.

UH Mānoa menʻs golf honorees

• Anson Cabello
• Josh Hayashida
• Tyler Ogawa
• Garrett Takeuchi
• Dane Watanabe
• James Whitworth

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A program-record six University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa were named to the 2024–25 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list.

UH golfers awarded:

• Anson Cabello
• Josh Hayashida
• Tyler Ogawa
• Garrett Takeuchi
• Dane Watanabe
• James Whitworth

To be eligible for a nomination, an individual must be at least a sophomore in standing both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.

The six honorees tied fellow Division I schools College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Mississippi State for the most recipients across all six divisions.

Five of the six—Cabello, Hayashida, Ogawa, Watanabe and Whitworth—were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, while all six were named to the Big West’s Academic All-Conference team.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Hilo ranked No. 23 for team grade point average (GPA) among all NCAA Division II women’s golf programs for the 2024–25 school year with a 3.648 GPA. The team achievement was announced by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), a non-profit organization.

The Vulcans had the highest team GPA in the Pacific West Conference and ranked third among all West Region programs listed in the WGCA top 25. They were also recognized as a Ramon Goya Academic Team of the Year for highest GPA posted by a UH Hilo team this past school year.

2024–25 UH Hilo women’s golf honorees

• Trinity Ledgerwood
• Elle Otani
• Kiersten Saludares
• EriLei Udo-Tao
• Erica Yokomoto

Otani and Saludares were also previously recognized on the WGCA All-American Scholar Team for achieving a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.

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The reigning PacWest Champion earned five spots on the All-PacWest Teams, led by individual champion Dylan Bercan and Katsuhiro Yamashita on the First Team. Ben Crinella and Dysen Park earned Second Team honors, while Jacob Torres was named to the Third Team.

Head Coach Earl Tamiya was named PacWest Coach of the Year for the third straight season and sixth time overall, leading the Vulcans to their seventh league title.

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University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa Josh Hayashida received honorable mention honors on the Big West’s All-Conference Team. He was the lone Rainbow Warrior among the 21 honorees.

The junior led the team with a 73.00 scoring average on the year, which was capped by a 15th place finish at the Big West Championship. Hayashida had three top 20 finishes this season with a season-best tie for 11th at the Western Intercollegiate.

In February, Hayashida tied a program-record by posting a 9-under 63 in the second round of the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. He had a team-best 14 rounds of par or better including six rounds in the 60s.

Hayashida and the Rainbow Warrior golf team closed out their season with a ninth place team finish at the Big West Championship.

University of �鶹��ý at Hilo’s captured its third consecutive Pacific West Conference Championship on April 23, at the Aliante Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Leading the way was Dylan Bercan, who also captured the individual tournament championship. The redshirt senior from Vancouver, British Columbia carded a seven-under score over the three-day tournament to tie for the lead forcing a playoff. Bercan edged Jessup’s Michael Sorber in the playoff to become the sixth Vulcan to claim an individual win at the PacWest Championships.

Katsuhiro Yamashita and Jacob Torres landed at No. 4 and No. 9 place, respectively, helping UH Hilo erase a two-shot deficit and overtake HPUin the final round. The Vulcans were the only team under par in round 3, finishing at seven-under overall, good for an eight-shot win.