BELLINGHAM, Washington – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Golf's Jacob Torres outlasted three other golfers in a playoff to take the individual win at the Western Washington University Invitational at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club this week to cap the Vulcans' season-opening trip to the Pacific Northwest.
Torres shot rounds of 67 (-5), 70 (-2) and 72 (E) to finish minus-7 overall, tying with Simon Fraser's Denby Carswell, Vanguard's Fisher Ransom and UBC Okanagan's Ryan Vest. The four played through a playoff on Holes 16-18 with Torres capturing the win on a par finish on Hole 18.
Hawai'i Hilo placed seventh in the team standings (+12) with Simon Fraser taking the top spot at 14 shots under par.
Torres' victory marks back-to-back individual medalist winners for the Vulcans after Ben Crinella opened the season with a 10-under score to win the Saint Martin's Bishop Invitational at The Home Course (DuPont, Washington) last weekend.
UP NEXT
- Oct. 13-14 at Otter Invitational (Seaside, CA / Bayonet GC)
- Oct. 20-21 at Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (Kohala Coast, HI / Mauna Lani Resort)
- Oct. 24-25 at HPU Sharks Shootout ('Aiea, HI (O'ahu) / Pearl at Kalauao)
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2025 WWU Invitational Individual Leaderboard
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS |
NOTES |
| J. Torres |
No. T1* |
-7 |
67–70–72 (209) |
12 Birdies |
| B. Crinella |
No. T32 |
+5 |
76–73–72 (221) |
1 Eagle
9 Birdies |
| K. Yamashita |
No. T46 |
+8 |
73–75–76 (224) |
3 Eagles
3 Birdies |
| D. Bercan |
No. T49 |
+9 |
75–76–74 (225) |
1 Eagle
5 Birdies |
| D. Park |
No. T66 |
+13 |
76–73–80 (229) |
6 Birdies |
| J. Sato * |
No. 75 |
+17 |
76–77–80 (233) |
5 Birdies |
* Competed as Individual
