Men’s Golf in Seventh at Ka’anapali Classic - University of Houston Athletics

Monday, October 26

Ka'anapali Golf Resort – Lahaina, Hawai'i

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Ka'anapali Classic

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Juniors Hsuan-Yi Chen & Sacha Ruiz among Top-25 leaders to pace Cougars; Final nine holes to be played Tuesday

LAHAINA, Maui, Hawai'i – The University of Houston Men's Golf program stood in seventh place at +7 midway through the Final Round of the Ka'anapali Classic at Ka'anapali Golf Resort on Monday night.

The tournament was originally scheduled to begin Monday with 18 holes each day, but the threat of inclement weather forced organizers to start a day early.

After playing the First Round on Sunday, schools played 27 holes Monday with the final nine holes to be completed beginning at 1:30 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday.

As a team, Houston posted a score of even-par 288 in the Second Round and was +2 through its first nine holes in the Final Round to stand in seventh in the 20-team field before play was suspended due to darkness.

Juniors Hsuan-Yi Chen and Sacha Ruiz were tied for 23^rd at E to lead the Cougars in the individual standings.

Starting the Second Round off No. 3 on the 6,267-yard, par-71 Royal Ka'anapali course, Chen quickly moved under par with a birdie at the par-4 fourth hole but returned to even par with a bogey on the next hole.

Fortunately, that would be the lone blemish on the Taiwan native's scorecard for that session. He returned to red numbers with a birdie on the 460-yard, par-5 sixth hole and added another birdie at No. 9.

Sacha Ruiz chips onto the green

Following nine straight pars, Chen drained his final birdie of the day at No. 1.

Ruiz posted even-par 71s in his first two full rounds and was at E through the first nine holes of the Final Round to join Chen in a tie for 23^rd.

Senior Sebastian Gamboa was tied for 31^st at +2 overall and was at -1 through the first nine holes of his Final Round, thanks to back-to-back birdies at Nos. 4-5 and again at No. 8-9.

Senior Grant Doggett was tied for 45^th at +5 while sophomore Jayk Altic, who was playing as an individual, was tied for 68^th at +8. Junior Brett Moore and freshman Miles Wennestam, who was making his collegiate debut as a freshman, were tied for 116^th at +18.

Clemson held the team lead at -18 to finish Monday one stroke ahead of Georgia. TCU (-12), Kansas (-4), Oklahoma (-4) and Colorado (-3) rounded out the Top-Six leaders while Purdue (+8), East Tennessee State (+14), North Florida (+14) and UConn (+17) completed the Top 10.

Clemson's Hampton Roberts continued to hold the individual lead at -11 to stand one stroke ahead of Georgia's Grayson Wood. Oklahoma's Cayse Morgan was tied for third at -9 while Oscar Holm-Bredkjaer (Clemson) and Arthur Carlier (Kansas) were tied for fourth at -6.

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UP NEXT
Following the Ka'anapali Classic, Houston will take its winter break before opening its spring season at the N.I.T. at Omni Tucson National Resort on Feb. 1-2, 2027, in Tucson, Ariz.

The season continues when the Cougars play host to the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, on Feb. 15-16, 2027.

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