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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Hailey Sweet / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Will G. MacNeil
Ron Smith / Westmont Athletics
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Anthony Akau / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Ron Smith / Saint Martin's Athletics
Western Washington Athletics
Western Washington Athletics

Katsuhiro Yamashita

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

Biography

HIGHLIGHTS
» 2024-25 PacWest Conference Champion
» Individual Winner [-2] at Hawai‘i Triangular (Oct. 12-13, 2024)
» 2024-25 PacWest Conference Champion
» No. 2 Finish [-1] at Hawai‘i Triangular (Oct. 14-15, 2023)

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

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 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


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

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

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

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

Katsuhiro Yamashita

Katsuhiro Yamashit POTW

All-PacWest Team

Ring Ceremony

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'10" 180 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'10" 180 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'10" 180 lbs