DUPONT, Washington – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Golf opened the 2026-27 season with a tied No. 5 finish among 12 teams at Saint Martin's Bob Grisham Memorial Shootout at The Home Course on Monday and Tuesday.
Kailee McKee led the Vulcans, tying for No. 7 overall at plus-4 on rounds of 77 and 71. McKee landed three birdies to post the fourth-best score of the second round.
Kieran Florino finished tied for No. 10 at plus-5 on rounds of 72 and 77. Florino's Round-1 even finish had her slotted in at a tie for No. 3 heading into the final day of action.
The Vulcans dropped one spot between rounds after scores of 306 and 308 to finish at plus-38, tying HPU and UBC Okanagan for No. 5.
Oregon Tech (NAIA) and Seattle Pacific tied for the team title at plus-15 with Oregon Tech winning on a tiebreak. Seattle Pacific's Emma Worgum took the individual win at four-under.
EVENT NOTES
- Program Single-Round Score Rank No. T3: McKee Round 2 Score of -1 (71)
- Tied Dayna Bersamin (2011 GFU Culturame Classic), Kristen Sawada (2016 PacWest Championships) and Kiersten Saludares (2024 PacWest Championships).
- Program Single-Round Score Rank No. T6: Florino Round 1 Score of E (72)
- Tied Bersamin (2011 UHH Dennis Rose), Kacie Harada (2012 WWU Invite), Kaelyn Uchida (2019 UHH Dennis Rose + 2022 WT Desert Invite), Saludares (2023 SMU Fall Invite + 2025 SMU Grisham Memorial Round 1 + 2025 SMU Grisham Memorial Round 2), Trinity Ledgerwood (2023 Westmont Invite), Tia Kuali'i (2023 UHH Dennis Rose + 2024 RJGA Palm Valley Classic) and Elle Otani (2024 WT Desert Invite).
- Program Two-Round Score Rank No. T7: McKee Score of +4 (77-71)
- Tied Bersamin (2010 GFU Culturame Classic) and Sawada (2011 GFU Culturame Classic).
- Program Two-Round Score Rank No. T10: Florino Score of +5 (72-77)
- Tied Nyssa Aoki (2011 GFU Culturame Classic) and Uchida (2021 UHH Dennis Rose).
UP NEXT
- September 25-26 at Falcon Invitational (Covington, Washington)
- October 12-13 at Westmont Invitational (Goleta, California)
VULCAN CHALLENGE
Hawai'i Hilo Athletics has launched its annual Vulcan Challenge, a month-long fundraising campaign running from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23 to support scholarships, travel, training and other essential resources for the Vulcans' 12 NCAA Division II teams. To support, visit HiloAthletics.com/VC.
2026 Grisham Memorial Shootout Individual Leaderboard
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS |
NOTES |
| K. McKee |
No. T7 |
+4 |
77–71 (148) |
3 Birdies |
| K. Florino |
No. T10 |
+5 |
72–77 (149) |
2 Birdies |
| J. Wan |
No. T42 |
+15 |
78–81 (159) |
1 Birdie |
| H. Rodriguez |
No. T42 |
+15 |
79–80 (159) |
3 Birdies |
| L. Kozohara |
No. T45 |
+16 |
80–80 (160) |
2 Birdies |
| F. Ellis * |
No. T64 |
+34 |
92–86 (178) |
2 Birdies |
* Competed as Individual
2026 Grisham Memorial Shootout
| TEAM |
TO PAR |
RD SCORES |
TOP FINISHER |
| T1. Oregon Tech (NAIA) |
+15 |
298–293 (591) |
(2) S. Dick |
| T1. Seattle Pacific (GNAC) |
+15 |
304–287 (591) |
(1) E. Worgum |
| T3. George Fox (NCAA D-III) |
+34 |
309–301 (610) |
(T10) K. Lam |
| T3. Simon Fraser (GNAC) |
+34 |
309–301 (610) |
(T3) D. Smith |
| T5. HPU (PacWest) |
+38 |
303–311 (614) |
(6) I. Iorio |
| T5. Hawai'i Hilo (PacWest) |
+38 |
306–308 (614) |
(T7) K. McKee |
| T5. UBC Okanagan (USPORTS) |
+38 |
310–304 (614) |
(T3) J. Alexander Carew |
| 8. Northwest Nazarene (GNAC) |
+42 |
310–308 (618) |
(T19) A. Paul |
| 9. Western Washington (GNAC) |
+43 |
309–310 (619) |
(T19) H. Pak |
| 10. Saint Martin's (GNAC) |
+44 |
309–311 (620) |
(T10) B. Nakagawa |
| 11. Fraser Valley (USPORTS) |
+84 |
325–335 (660) |
(T42) C. Hamade |
| 12. Pacific Lutheran (NCAA D-III) |
+105 |
343–338 (681) |
(T7) J. Thomas |
