{"id":232906,"date":"2026-04-23T14:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=232906"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:11:31","slug":"uh-hilo-womens-golf-pacwest-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/uh-hilo-womens-golf-pacwest-title\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Hilo women\u2019s golf captures 2026 PacWest title"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo women\u2019s golf<\/a> team won the 2026 Pacific West Conference Championship at Aliante Golf Club, marking the program\u2019s second conference title.<\/p>\n

The Vulcans held steady in second place through the first two rounds before delivering a strong final-round score of 295 (+7), finishing the tournament at +31 (895) to clinch the team victory.<\/p>\n

Elle Otani led the way for UH<\/abbr> Hilo, tying for fourth overall at +4 with rounds of 74, 73, and 73. Otani closed with a par on the final hole, sealing the win as teammates rushed to celebrate.<\/p>\n

Kiersten Saludares placed eighth at +9, followed by Kailee McKee in ninth at +10 and Trinity Ledgerwood tied for 10th at +11. Kieran Florino bounced back from a difficult second round to post a one-over finish in the final round, contributing to the team\u2019s decisive push.<\/p>\n

The team will now compete in the NCAA<\/abbr> West Regional tournament in Colorado, May 4–6.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hiloathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elle Otani led the Vulcans, while a balanced team effort secured the victory at Aliante Golf Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":232908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,1537,1683,14,151],"class_list":["post-232906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-golf","tag-hilo","tag-uh-hilo","tag-hilo-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t