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KOHALA COAST, Hawai’i — UC Davis men’s golf opens its spring schedule in paradise this week, traveling to Hawai’i for the Amer Ari Intercollegiate at Mauna Lani Resort North Course, hosted by Hawai’i-Hilo and Hawai’i.

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Feb. 5-7 — at Mauna Lani Resort North Course | Live Stats | @ucdavismgolf (X/Instagram)

TOURNAMENT NOTES


The lineup for UC Davis is headlined by Lequan Wang, coming off a top-five finish to close the fall season. Joining him are fall standouts Ryan Firpo, Shaun Nair, Curtis Da Silva, and Ivan Sablan.
The three-day event will feature 18 holes of play each day from Thursday through Saturday. The field of competition is stacked with 20 teams, including several Power 4 programs: Hawai’i, Hawai’i-Hilo, Arizona State, Auburn, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuin (Japan), Pacific, Pepperdine, San Jose State, Stanford, Texas, Texas Tech, UC Davis, UCLA, UT Arlington, Washington.
Course: Mauna Lani Resort North Course – Kohala Coast, Hawai’i
Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,913
Format: The 20-team field will compete in a 54-hole collegiate tournament. Teams will play 18 holes per day. The low four individual scores will count toward the team score each round.

SEASON NOTES


UC Davis returns to action following a fall campaign that saw the Aggies record a pair of top-10 individual finishes and a team-best eighth-place finish at the Ram Masters Invitational.
Lequan Wang highlights the lineup, entering the spring with momentum after tying for fourth individually at the Marquette Intercollegiate in October.
Shaun Nair also is fresh off a win at the 2026 Nipomo Amateur Championship, one of the top amateur tournaments in the country.
Louis Grizot provided maybe the biggest highlight of the fall slate, capturing the AF Silver Individual title at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. Grizot shot a 10-under 206.
Curtis Da Silva also secured a career-best finish during the fall, placing 10th at the Ram Masters Invitational with a three-round total of 210 (E).
Ryan Firpo added stability to the rotation, finishing as the top Aggie at the Windon Memorial Classic (T55) and securing a T34 finish at Marquette.
Head Coach Cy Williams is in his 32nd year at the helm, continuing a tradition of success that has spanned more than three decades at his alma mater. Williams has guided the UC Davis program from a Division II power into its Division I era, leading the Aggies to 41 team victories and three Big West Conference championships.