The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s golf team placed two members on the 2022–23 Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-America Scholars list. Remington Hirano and Tyler Ogawa were among the 546 Division I athletes to earn the recognition.
To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I,II, III and NAIA, or earning their associate’s degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
Ogawa, a sophomore from Honolulu, was also selected to the College Sports Communicators All-District team earlier this season and competed in nine tournaments with a 74.0 scoring average.
In his lone season at UH Mānoa after transferring from the University of San Diego, Hirano competed in all 10 tournaments finishing with a 74.3 average.
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