NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Golf captured its third consecutive Pacific West Conference Championship Wednesday afternoon at the Aliante Golf Club.
After shooting four-under in both Rounds 1 and 2, Dylan Bercan shot one-over on the final day to land tied with Jessup's Michael Sorber at a seven-under score for the lead. Bercan was a part of the final trio of golfers to tee off to start the round and helped seal up the Vulcans' three-peat with a par finish on Hole 18 — after finishing double bogey on the penultimate par-4 Hole 17. Bercan edged Sorber in the playoff on the 10th Tee to become the sixth Vulcan to claim an individual win at PacWest Championships.
Katsuhiro Yamashita (five-under) and Jacob Torres (plus-two) landed at No. 4 and No. 9, respectively, helping Hawai'i Hilo jump HPU and its two-stroke lead heading into the final round. Vulcans were the only team to finish under par in Round 3 as they finished seven-under overall. HPU ended up runner up with a plus-one team score after a nine-over Round 3.
Yamashita opened the three-day event with minus-four score for a tie at the top with Bercan and later posted a three-minus final round to finish inside the top five. Ben Crinella (No. 18 at +8) and Dysen Park (No. 28 at +16) each totaled par-scores in Rounds 2 and 3, respectively, to aid the Vulcans.
For Hawai'i Hilo, it was its third consecutive conference title after wins in 2023 at Wigwam Golf Course (+15) in Arizona and 2024 at Mauna Lani Golf Course (+34) on the west side of the Big Island. Junsu Im and Andrew Otani (+1) shared individual honors two years ago while Nicholas Gomez (+4) was victorious last spring.
UP NEXT: May 8-10 at NCAA South Central/West Regional (Riverside, California / Victoria Club)
PACWEST HAWAI'I CHALLENGE: Hawai'i Hilo earned three more points for the men's golf section of the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge, a compiled head-to-head competition of sports results between the three Division-II Hawai'i schools throughout the 2024-25 school year. With just baseball and softball seasons left to be wrapped up, Hawai'i Hilo and HPU are currently tied with 18 points for the lead with Chaminade two behind. The Vulcans have already earned the max three points for softball. Hawai'i Hilo has won the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge two out of the last three years.
2025 PacWest Championships Individual Leaderboard
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS |
NOTES |
| D. Bercan |
No. 1 |
-7 |
68–68–73 (209) |
1 Eagle
11 Birdies |
| K. Yamashita |
No. 4 |
-5 |
68–74–69 (211) |
16 Birdies |
| J. Torres |
No. T9 |
+2 |
73–72–73 (218) |
9 Birdies |
| B. Crinella |
No. T18 |
+8 |
75–72–77 (224) |
8 Birdies |
| D. Park |
No. T28 |
+16 |
77–83–72 (232) |
1 Eagle
6 Birdies |
2025 PacWest Championships
| TEAM |
TO PAR |
RD SCORES |
TOP SCORER |
| 1. Hawai'i Hilo |
-7 |
284–286–287 (857) |
1 – D. Bercan |
| 2. HPU |
+1 |
282–286–297 (865) |
3 – F. Ransom |
| 3. Jessup |
+23 |
302–292–293 (887) |
1 – M. Sorber |
| 4. Academy of Art |
+24 |
295–294–299 (888) |
5 – G. Zanichelli |
| 5. Menlo |
+32 |
293–286–317 (896) |
6 – P. Hautbourg |
| 6. Vanguard |
+42 |
301–314–291 (906) |
9 – A. Elia |
| 7. Dominican |
+47 |
306–302–303 (911) |
9 – J. Scott |
| 8. Westmont |
+61 |
305–304–316 (925) |
6 – R. Brady |
| 9. Chaminade |
+75 |
307–319–313 (939) |
16 – K. Stopp |
