COALVILLE, Utah – The 25th-ranked San Diego State men’s golf team is in 11th place after two rounds of The Wohali Monday in Coalville, Utah. The Aztecs opened with a 5-over-par 289 in the first round on the par-71, 7,873-yard Eagle Course at The Wohali Club, but struggled to a 24-over 308 in the second round and are at 29-over through 36 holes.
Playing without its No. 1 golfer Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia) because of a minor injury, SDSU was forced to rely on its four other golfers in the lineup in the five-count-four event. San Diego State, which is ranked 25th in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll, is 11th in the 14-team field at 29-over 597. Host Utah leads at -3, while New Mexico (-2), No. 6 Arizona State (+1), No. 13 Brigham Young (+3) and Kansas State (+13) round out the top 5.
Sophomore Kai Hirayama (Arcadia, Calif.) leads the way for the Aztecs in a tie for 24th out of 70 golfers at 4-over 146. The California transfer opened with a 1-over 72, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5, 630-yard fourth hole, to go along with three birdies and six bogeys. He then shot a 3-over 74 in the second round with his lone birdie coming on No. 4 against three bogeys.
Junior Nathan Sampson (Temecula, Calif.) is a shot back of Hirayama at +5 in a tie for 28th following rounds of 74 and 73. Sampson sank two birdies with five bogeys in the first round, and then had four birdies and six bogeys in the second round.
Senior Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) is tied for 44th at +9. He opened with a 2-under 69 with four birdies and just two bogeys. Chokprajakchat, however, carded a 11-over 82 in the second round with seven bogeys and two double bogeys (and no birdies).
Classmate Tyler Kowack (San Diego/Canyon Crest Academy) is tied for 54th at +11 after rounds of 74 and 79. Kowack logged two birdies and five bogeys in his 74, and one birdie, seven bogeys and a double-bogey on the par-4, 445-yard seventh for his 79.
Arizona State’s Connor Williams has a three-shot lead at 7-under 135 following rounds of 65 and 70. UNLV’s Ryan Abuan and Utah’s Davis Johnson are tied for second at -4.
The final round will conclude on Tuesday.
The Aztecs also had five golfers competing as individuals at the Soldier Hollow Individual at Soldier Hollow Golf Course in Midway, Utah, including freshmen Beah Sahr (Eagle, Idaho), junior Phillip Kench (Del Mar, Calif./Torrey Pines HS), sophomore Teddy Gardner (San Francisco), sophomore Grant Lester (Washington D.C.) and freshman Grayson Sebastian (Richmond, Texas). Scores, however, were not posted as of 9:25 p.m. PT.
The Wohali
Day One Results – Sept. 15, 2025
Wohali Club – Eagle Course – Coalville, Utah
Par 71, 7,873 Yards
Team Standings (Top 5 of 14 + SDSU)
1. Utah…278-287—565 (-3)
2. New Mexico…278-288—566 (-2)
3. No. 6 Arizona State…273-296—569 (+1)
4. No. 13 Brigham Young…277-294—571 (+3)
5. Kansas State…281-300—581 (+13)
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11. No. 25 San Diego State…289-308—597 (+29)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 70 players + SDSU)
1. Connor Williams (Arizona State)…65-70—135 (-7)
T2. Ryan Abuan (UNLV)…70-67—138 (-4)
T2. Davis Johnson (Utah)…68-70—138 (-4)
T4. Gabriel Palacios (Utah)…72-68—140 (-2)
T4. Mesa Falleur (New Mexico)…68-72—140 (-2)
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T24. Kai Hirayama (San Diego State)…72-74—146 (+4)
T28. Nathan Sampson (San Diego State)…74-73—147 (+5)
T44. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…69-82—151 (+9)
T54. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…74-79—153 (+11)
n/a. Harry Takis (San Diego State)…DNF—n/a
