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2024 AMER ARI INTERCOLLEGIATE

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University of Hawai‘i at Hilo


33RD AMER ARI INTERCOLLEGIATE

February 8-10, 2024

Amer Ari

The Amer Ari Intercollegiate has brought some of the best golfers in the nation to the west side of the Big Island year-in and year-out since its inception in 1992. From Tiger Woods to Jordan Spieth to Matt Kuchar, the Amer Ari Intercollegiate has hosted a myriad of players through the years who have gone on to professional stardom.

The event was originally played at Hapuna Golf Course at Mauna Kea Resort before moving to the Waikoloa Beach Resort. The Amer Ari returned to Hapuna during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the event was moved to Mauna Lani.


HISTORY

YEAR TEAM CHAMPION INDIVIDUAL CHAMP
2024 North Carolina Wenyi Ding (Arizona State)
2023 - -
2022 Oklahoma State Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (Oklahoma State)
2021 Arizona State David Puig (Arizona State)
2020 Pepperdine William Mouw (Pepperdine)
2019 Oklahoma State Matthew Wolff Oklahoma State)
2018 Oklahoma State Justin Suh (USC)
2017 Texas Tech Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech)
2016 USC Aaron Wise (Oregon)
2015 Arizona State Cheung-Tsu Pan (Washington)
2014 Oklahoma State Jordan Niebrugge (Oklahoma State)
2013 UCLA/Washington Dominic Bozzelli (Auburn)
2012 Texas Jeffery Kang (USC)
2011 Oklahoma State Daniel Miernicki (Oregon)
2010 Stanford Bobby Hudson (Texas)
2009 USC Nick Taylor (Washington)
2008 Stanford Jesper Kennegard (Arizona State)
2007 Stanford Jonathan Moore (Oklahoma State)
2006 Georgia Tech Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech)
2005 Oklahoma State Tyler Leon (Oklahoma State)
2004 Georgia Tech Anthony Kim (Oklahoma)
2003 UCLA Adam Meyer (TCU)
2002 Georgia Tech Troy Matteson (Georgia Tech)
2001 Texas Sprague Kolp (Nevada)
2000 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech)
Bryce Molder (Georgia Tech)
1999 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech)
Carlton Forrester (Georgia Tech)
1998 UNLV James Watt (Nevada)
1997 UNLV Bill Lunde (UNLV)
1996 Oklahoma State Jim Skinner (SMU)
1995 Oklahoma State Chris Hanell (Arizona State)
1994 Arizona State Notah Begay (Stanford)
1993 Arkansas Todd Dempsey (Arizona State)
1992 UNLV Alan Bratton (Oklahoma State)
1991 Oklahoma State Craig Hainline (Oklahoma State)

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

KEVIN GINOZA
PGA, Director of Golf
kginoza@waikoloaland.com

EARL TAMIYA
Hawai‘i Hilo Men's Golf Head Coach
tamiya@hawaii.edu

ROSS BIRCH
Mauna Lani Golf, General Manager
ross.birch@aubergeresorts.com


Amer Ari Mauna Lani


2024 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION
Wenyi Ding
Arizona State
63–64–62 (-27)

2024 TEAM CHAMPION
North Carolina
262–268–266 (-68)


2024 AMER ARI INTERCOLLEGIATE
Online Scores (Golfstat)
Scoreboard powered by clippd
Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
Day 3 Results

Mauna Lani Resort Golf Club
North Course
Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i

Par: 72
6,913 Yards
54-Hole Format
Three Rounds

Team/Individual ties will be broken by sudden-death playoff.
USGA Rules and NCAA Hard card will govern all play.
Local rules for course will also be enforced.


2024 AMER ARI SCHEDULE

LOCAL HAWAI‘I STANDARD TIMES LISTED (UTC -10)

FEBRUARY 7

WEDNESDAY

12:30 PM

Practice Round Shotgun

5:30 PM

Lu‘au

FEBRUARY 8

THURSDAY

6:15 AM

Range Opens

7:30 AM

Round 1 Shotgun

FEBRUARY 9

FRIDAY

6:15 AM

Range Opens

7:30 AM

Round 2 Shotgun

FEBRUARY 10

SATURDAY

6:15 AM

Range Opens

7:30 AM

Round 3 Shotgun

1:30 PM

Awards Ceremony


PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Rankings via Scoreboard powered by clippd as of Feb. 7, 2024

No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils
No. 1 Auburn Tigers
No. 11 Florida State Seminoles
No. 12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
No. 85 (D2) Hawai‘i Hilo Vulcans
No. 139 Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors
No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels
No. 45 Oklahoma State Cowboys
No. 18 Oregon Ducks
No. 46 Oregon State Beavers
Osaka Gakuin University
No. 164 Pacific Tigers
No. 91 Pepperdine Waves
No. 53 San Jose State Spartans
No. 88 Stanford Cardinal
No. 16 Texas Longhorns
No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders
No. 105 UC Davis Aggies
No. 31 UCLA Bruins
No. 5 Washington Huskies


TOP 100 RANKED GOLFERS

Rankings via Scoreboard powered by clippd as of Feb. 7, 2024

2. Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech)
3. David Ford (North Carolina)
4. Maxwell Ford (North Carolina)
8. Luke Powell (UCLA)
9. Jackson Koivun (Auburn)
10. Preston Summerhays (Arizona State)
12. Christiaan Maas (Texas)
13. Taehoon Song (Washington)
14. Brendan Valdes (Auburn)
19. JM Butler (Auburn)
21. Jacob Sosa (Texas)
24. Kale Fontenot (Georgia Tech)
27. Omar Morales (UCLA)
28. Petr Hruby (Washington)
31. Tyran Snyders (Texas Tech)
39. Dylan Menante (North Carolina)
40. Austin Greaser (North Carolina)
44. Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine)
45. Frederik Kjettrup (Florida State)
48. Nate Stember (Oregon)
56. Luke Potter (Arizona State)
62. Josele Ballester (Arizona State)
66. Calum Scott (Texas Tech)
71. Rayhan Thomas (Oklahoma State)
73. Gray Albright (Florida State)
74. Gregory Solhaug (Oregon)
82. Luke Clanton (Florida State)
84. Tyler Weaver (Florida State)
89. Preston Stout (Oklahoma State)
96. Finn Koelle (Washington)
97. Chuan-Tai Lin (Washington)