Three Anteaters Earn All-Big West Honors
May 06, 2025 | Men's Golf
IRVINE, Calif. - Three Anteaters made the 2024-25 All-Big West Men's Golf Team the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Junior Rei Harashima was a second-team selection, while freshmen Tommy Lin and Jack Yu each received an honorable mention nod.
Rei Harashima led UC Irvine on the season with a 72.13 scoring average. He placed among the top-20 in six of his 10 tournaments, including an eighth-place showing at the Big West Championships. It was his second-straight top-10 conference finish. The Chula Vista, California, native also carded a team-best nine sub-70 rounds. Three of those came at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational where he registered a 54-hole season-best 7-under 206 (69-68-69). This is Harashima's third career All-Big West award as he also made the second team last year and was an honorable mention pick as a freshman.
Jack Yu played in nine tournaments as a freshman and ranked second on the team with a 72.48 average. He had five top-20 finishes with a season-best fourth-place showing at the UC San Diego Invitational. Yu also tied for 18th at the Big West Championships with an even-par 216 (74-75-67). His third-round 67 was an 18-hole season best and marked his sixth sub-70 round of the year.
Tommy Lin closed out his first collegiate season with a 73.38 scoring average through 21 rounds. He tied for 11th at the Big West Championships and had a season-best fourth-place finish at the Orange County Collegiate Classic where he notched a 2-under 214 (73-70-71).
Junior Rei Harashima was a second-team selection, while freshmen Tommy Lin and Jack Yu each received an honorable mention nod.
Rei Harashima led UC Irvine on the season with a 72.13 scoring average. He placed among the top-20 in six of his 10 tournaments, including an eighth-place showing at the Big West Championships. It was his second-straight top-10 conference finish. The Chula Vista, California, native also carded a team-best nine sub-70 rounds. Three of those came at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational where he registered a 54-hole season-best 7-under 206 (69-68-69). This is Harashima's third career All-Big West award as he also made the second team last year and was an honorable mention pick as a freshman.
Jack Yu played in nine tournaments as a freshman and ranked second on the team with a 72.48 average. He had five top-20 finishes with a season-best fourth-place showing at the UC San Diego Invitational. Yu also tied for 18th at the Big West Championships with an even-par 216 (74-75-67). His third-round 67 was an 18-hole season best and marked his sixth sub-70 round of the year.
Tommy Lin closed out his first collegiate season with a 73.38 scoring average through 21 rounds. He tied for 11th at the Big West Championships and had a season-best fourth-place finish at the Orange County Collegiate Classic where he notched a 2-under 214 (73-70-71).
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