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2024-25 (Junior)
• Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
• Ranked third on the team with a 73.25 average per round
• Led the squad at the Oregon State Invitational with a career-best fourth-place finish at 2-under 211 (70-70-71)
• Shot a season-low 66 in the third round of the Ka‘anapali Classic
• Tied for 21st at the Big West Championships (74-74-70)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
• Competed in eight tournaments
• Finished the season with a 73.50 scoring average
• Carded a 2-under 214 at the Visit Stockton Invitational and Kapolei Invitational
• Had two sub-70 rounds with a 67 at the Kapolei Invitational and Wyoming Cowboy Classic
• Placed 26th at the Big West Championships
2022-23 (Freshman)
• Played in every tournament and ranked third on the team with a 72.91 average
• Had 11 rounds at or below par including five sub-70 scores
• Tied for eighth at the Visit Stockton Invitational after carding a 7-under 206 (65-74-67)
• His first-round 65 is tied for the seventh-best 18-hole score in program history
• Placed among the top-20 at The Joust and Redhawk Invitational
• Carded a 3-under 222 (69-71-73) at the UCSD Invitational and a 1-under 212 (69-73-70) at the Ka’anapali Classic
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team and made the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll with Highest Honors
2021-22 (Redshirt)
• Played in two fall tournaments before a season-ending injury
• Tied for 31st at the Nick Watney Invitational (221) and placed 33rd at the Bill Cullum Invitational
High School
• Prepped at Burbank High School
• Claimed the Pacific League title with a 7-under 65 as a sophomore
• Tied for fifth at the 2019 L.A. City Junior Boys Championship
• Also qualified for the 2019 CIF-Southern Section Northern Individual Regional
• Two-time all-area selection
Tournaments
• Had a sixth-place finish at the 2020 AJGA Under Armour Alison Lee Championship
• Won the 2020 Southern California PGA Toyota Tour Cup event at River Ridge Golf Club in Oxnard, Calif.
• Shot back-to-back rounds of 68 to finish at 6-under 136
• Also took first at the Toyota Tour Cup event at Carlton Oaks Golf Club
Personal
• Majoring in sociology
• Full name is Jin Nakao
