WAIKALOA, Hawai'i – The Chaminade University men's golf team concluded their non-championship fall season by shooting a 324 in Saturday's final round of the Dennis Rose Invitational at the par-72 Waikaloa Kings' Course. The Silverswords completed the tournament with a three-round total of 954 (plus-90), finishing in 11
th place, just two shots behind Sonoma State and eight behind fellow Pacific West Conference rival, BYU-Hawai'i.
JT Trevathan and
Justin Taparra were Chaminade's top finishers, both carding 23-over 239s to finish tied for 37
th. Trevethan shot a final round 11-over while Taparra was 9-over.
Lucas Park finished at 25-over after a 10-over final round. Meanwhile
R.J. Garczynski had the team's best third-round score with a 6-over 78 to finish at plus-28.
Jarin Harada round out the Silverswords contingent with a total score of 37-over after posting a final round 86.
Host Hawai'i-Hilo captured the team title at 5-over 916, three shots better than St. Edward's. The Vulcan's Dalen Yamauchi and St. Edward's Dillon Van Essen were co-medalists, each carding 3-over 219s. Yamauchi defeated Van Essen in a playoff.
Course conditions at the Waikaloa Kings' Course were significantly tougher over the weekend. Last year, the Vulcans won the tournament with an 860, one of four teams which shot sub-900 through the 54-hole event. Six teams last year had better scores than the Hilo's winning score this year.
"The team has really improved in tournament play," Silverswords head coach
Renee Yuen said. "(Friday's) second round score was one of the lowest for all days so we can definitely be competitive. I feel as a team, we have come a long way and everyone gave their best effort. You can't expect more as a coach. I know we will continue to improve and move up the leaderboard."
The 'Swords, who had a productive fall season, will now prepare for the spring when their championship season begins.
