SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's golf team will return to Hawaii to compete at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic on Maui beginning on Thursday. The three round tournament will feature a single round on each day at the Royal Ka'anapali. Each day will start with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. PT.

The Hornets competed annually in the tournament from 2015-19. The streak stopped when the 2020 fall season was canceled due to COVID-19 but Sacramento State returned in 2021. This year's field features 20 teams including at least one from every time zone in the United States.

The Field

Air Force, Boise State, Clemson, Colorado, CSUN, Denver, East Tennessee State, Georgia, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Kansas, Liberty, Louisiana Lafayette, Mount St. Mary's, North Florida, Oklahoma,
Sacramento State, San Jose State, UConn, Wyoming

The Lineup

1. Luke Dugger
2. Zach Mate
3. Gabriel Smith
4.Jake Aberle
5. Jeffrey Perry

Team Notes

• Luke Dugger became the second Hornet to be named Big Sky Men's Golfer of the Week as he took home the honor following his efforts at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational. Dugger shot 66-66-71-203 to tie for second overall. His total trails only Casey Leebrick who shot 202 at last season's Big Sky Championship on a par-70 setup.
• Jake Aberle previously was named the Big Sky Men's Golfer of the Week after leading the team at the Bill Cullum Invitational. Aberle shot 76-71-72-219 to tie for 11th overall.
• Zach Mate and Dugger are averaging par or better through three tournaments this season. Mate leads the trio with an average of 70.13 which includes seven of his eight rounds at par or better. Dugger dropped his scoring average to 71.56 and has four rounds of par or better.

Tournament History

Dates	Site/Course	Finish/Teams	Scores	Hornet Low
Nov. 6-8, 2015	Lahaina, Hawaii (Ka'anapali GC)	8th of 19	294-290-290-874	Azevedo (73-69-69-211, t7th)
Nov. 4-6, 2016	Lahaina, Hawaii (Ka'anapali GC)	t17th of 24	301-285-285-871	Beverly (75-69-71-215, t40th)
Nov. 3-5, 2017	Lahaina, Hawaii (Ka'anapali GC)	17th of 21	287-303-298-888	Fitchhorn (70-73-73-216, t36th)
Nov. 2-4, 2018	Lahaina, Hawaii (Ka'anapali GC)	16th of 20	283-300-282-865	Fowler (65-76-70-211, t42nd)
Nov. 1-3, 2019	Lahaina, Hawaii (Ka'anapali GC)	12th of 20	286-276-288-850	Davidson (67-74-70-211, t46th)
Oct. 29-31, 2021	Lahaina, Hawaii (Ka'anapali GC)	8th of 14	282-281-272-835	Davidson/Tanihana (206, t16th)

 

The Last Time at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational

Sacramento State completed a record-breaking effort with an amazing individual performance during the final round of the 2021 Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate. Led by a 63 from Jonathan Tanihana, the Hornets were 12-under par as a team during the round and finished the tournament with a three-round total of 835. The team total broke the school tournament record of 837 which came at the 2015 Nick Watney Invitational. The third-round score of 272 was tied for the second lowest in school history. Tanihana's 63 tied the school third-round record and ranked second all-time behind Chad Wood's 62 in 2005.