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2026-27 Men's Golf Roster

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Katsuhiro Yamashita

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Swing R
  • Hometown Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
  • High School Kealakehe HS
  • Major Chemistry

Biography

HIGHLIGHTS
» 2025-26 PacWest Conference Champion
» Career Best (RD): [-5] at SMU Bishop Invitational (Sept 26-27, 2025)
» Career Best (2-RD): [-6] at SMU Bishop Invitational (Sept 26-27, 2025)
» 2024-25 PacWest Conference Champion
» No. 4 Finish [-5] at PacWest Championships (Apr 21-23, 2025)
» Individual Winner [-2] at Hawai‘i Triangular (Oct 12-13, 2024)
» 2023-24 PacWest Conference Champion
» No. 2 Finish [-1] at Hawai‘i Triangular (Oct 14-15, 2023)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2025-26 All-PacWest Third Team
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Oct 18-27, 2024)
» PacWest Conference Co-Player of the Week (Oct 8-17, 2024)
» 2024-25 All-PacWest First Team
» 2023-24 All-PacWest Second Team

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2025-26 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2023-24 GCAA All-Academic Team
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors

2025-26 (Junior): Competed in 10 stroke-play events (30 rounds) ... Finished No. 9 (+5, 71–73–77) at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (Oct 20-21). Finished No. T8 (+11, 79–75–73) at the HPU Sharks Shootout (Oct 24-25). Finished No. T8 (+3, 72–76–71) at the PacWest Championships (Apr 20-22).

Katsuhiro Yamashita (2023-24)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
Hawai‘i Triangular (10/15/23) No. 2 [-1] 74–67 (141) IND Mauna Lani North
Waikoloa Beach/Lakes
HPU Sharks Shootout (10/24/23) No. T30 [+5] 74–71–76 (221) 6th of 17 Mauna Lani North
Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (10/28/23) No. T46 [+6] 72–78 (150) T12 of 17 Hapuna GC
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/10/24) No. T118 [+12] 76–78–74 (228) IND Mauna Lani North
Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (3/12/24) No. T70 [+13] 77–79–73 (229) IND Corica Park South

Katsuhiro Yamashita (2024-25)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
SMU Bishop Invitational (9/27/24) No. T18 [E] 69–75–72 (216) 11th of 13 The Home Course
WWU Invitational (10/1/24) No. T18 [-1] 76–69–70 (215) 9th of 13 Bellingham Golf & CC
Hawai‘i Triangular (10/13/24) No. 1 [-2] 68–72 (140) 1st of 3 Waikoloa Resort Beach/Lakes
Mauna Lani North
Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (10/22/24) No. T15 [-2] 70–72 (142) 12th of 19 Mauna Lani North Course
HPU Sharks Shootout (10/26/24) No. T19 [-1] 70–69 (139) 5th of 19 The Village Course at Waikoloa
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/9/25) No. T83 [E] 72–76–68 (216) 19th of 20 Mauna Lani North Course
Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (3/11/25) No. T45 [+5] 78–73–70 (221) 10th of 17 Corica Park South Course
The Vegas Warrior Invitational (3/15/25) No. T24 [+13] 78–75 (153) 3rd of 10 Wildhorse GC
Sonoma State Spring Invitational (3/25/25) No. T58 [+22] 73–88–77 (238) 7th of 15 Sonoma Golf Club
PacWest Championships (4/23/25) No. 4 [-5] 68–74–69 (211) 1st of 9 Aliante GC

Katsuhiro Yamashita (2025-26)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
SMU Bishop Invitational (9/27/25) No. T28 [+2] 80–71–67 (218) 5th of 15 The Home Course
WWU Invitational (9/30/25) No. T46 [+8] 73–75–76 (224) 7th of 14 Bellingham Golf & CC
Otter Invitational (10/14/25) No. T55 [+15] 75–80–76 (231) 7th of 16 Bayonet Golf Course
Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (10/21/25) No. 9 [+5] 71–73–77 (221) 2nd of 10 Mauna Lani North Course
HPU Sharks Shootout (10/25/25) No. T8 [+11] 79–75–73 (227) 1st of 7 Pearl at Kalauao
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/7/26) No. T101 [+5] 70–78–73 (221) IND Mauna Lani North Course
The Duck Invitational (3/24/26) No. 86 [+25] 82–78–78 (238) 14th of 15 Eugene Country Club
The Goodwin (3/28/26) No. T107 [+10] 72–73–75 (220) 26th of 30 Stanford Golf Course
PacWest Championships (4/22/26) No. T8 [+3] 72–76–71 (219) 1st of 8 Aliante GC
NCAA South Central/West Regional (5/9/26) No. T79 [+9] 72–72–81 (225) T7th of 20 The Reserve at Spanos Park GC

Katsuhiro Yamashita (2026-27)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
SMU Bishop Invitational (9/26/26) No. T58 [+10] 79–75 (154) 9th of 15 The Home Course
WWU Invitational (9/29/26) No. T41 [+5] 74–75 (149) 10th of 15 Bellingham Golf & CC

BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2023 graduate of Kealakehe High School (Hawai‘i)
» Three seasons of varsity golf for coaches Justin Lee and Matt Mohi
» 2022 HSJGA Tournament of Champions Champion
» Team Hawai‘i in Junior America's Cup (2022, 2023)

PERSONAL
» Nickname: Kevin
» Born November 2005 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Kyung Duk Moon
» Major: Chemistry

WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "I wanted to stay close to home and enjoy some time in college, and because they have a great golf program!"

FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Making a clutch eagle putt to shoot personal best score."
» Athletes: Tiger Woods

Champions

Champions

Katsuhiro Yamashita

Katsuhiro Yamashit POTW

Ring Ceremony

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'10" 180 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'10" 180 lbs

  • 2025-26Junior

    5'10" 180 lbs

  • 2026-27Senior

    5'10" 180 lbs