The Maui News

Oklahoma redshirt senior Luke Kluver carded nine birdies en route to a 7-under 64 on Saturday that gave him a three-shot victory at the Kaanapali Classic Collegiate Invitational.

Kluver finished the three-day tournament at the Royal Kaanapali Course at 18-under 195. Mats Ege of East Tennessee State capped his Maui run with a 68 to place second at 198, and North Florida’s Robbie Higgins (68) was third, another shot back.

Kluver and Ege led their teams to the title of co-champions after both the Sooners and Buccaneers shot 271 on Sunday and finished at 42-under 810, three shots ahead of second-round leader Liberty (279). Oklahoma’s win is the program’s fourth team title on Maui, having won previously in 2015, 2019 and 2022.

“We started out like we needed to with lots of firepower and birdies,” Oklahoma coach Ryan Hybl was quoted as saying in a press release from Kaanapali Golf Courses. “While not as consistent coming down the stretch as we would have liked, we were thrilled with our team and individual victories.”

Host University of Hawaii placed ninth in the 20-team field at 16-under 836, led by Blaze Akana’s 5-under 208, which tied for 30th place in the 119-man field (one player withdrew after the second round). The Rainbow Warriors set several records with their performance in the tournament, setting program bests for single-round, 36-hole and 54-hole scores.

UH freshman Anson Cabello, a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Maui, capped his return to his home island with a 74 to finish tied for 98th place at 221. He competed as an individual.

Maui Prep alum Dillon Jonke, a freshman for Cal State Northridge who also competed as an individual, had his best round of the tournament Saturday, a 71 that put him in a tie for 94th at 220.

A fundraising campaign launched last week to benefit those affected by the Maui wildfires, including Kaanapali Golf Courses’ own associates, has surpassed $10,000 in donations, the course said Saturday.

When asked what it meant to play in honor of Maui’s wildfire victims, Oklahoma’s Hybl noted, “We have so much sorrow for the wonderful and caring people of Hawaii. We will continue to support them in any way that we can.”

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KAANAPALI CLASSIC COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

Sunday’s Final Round

At Royal Kaanapali Course

TEAM RESULTS

East Tennessee St. 272-267-271–810 -42

Oklahoma 272-267-271–810 -42

Liberty 262-272-279–813 -39

North Florida 276-269-271–816 -36

San Jose State 269-277-270–816 -36

Georgia 266-285-270–821 -31

CSU Northridge 288-280-264–832 -20

Kansas 280-277-277–834 -18

Hawaii 273-278-285–836 -16

Clemson 288-276-275–839 -13

Sacramento State 276-281-283–840 -12

Louisiana 280-282-280–842 -10

Boise State 277-278-287–842 -10

Gonzaga 285-278-284–847 -5

Connecticut 280-290-281–851 -1

Wyoming 284-291-277–852 E

Colorado 288-293-272–853 1

Denver 288-291-281–860 8

Mount St. Mary’s 290-295-283–868 16

Air Force 291-295-293–879 27

INDIVIDUAL TOP FINISHERS

*-player competing as individual

Luke Kluver, Oklahoma 66-65-64–195

Mats Ege, ETSU 66-64-68–198

Robbie Higgins, N. Florida 63-68-68–199

Caleb Shetler, SJSU 66-67-68–201

Josh Ryan, Liberty 65-65-71–201

Ivan Barahona, SJSU 64-71-66–201

Nick Gabrelcik, N. Florida 69-65-68–202

*Jase Summy, Oklahoma 70-68-65–203

Brett Reid, Liberty 64-68-71–203

Thomas Higgins, Clemson 70-68-65–203

Antoine Sale, CSUN 71-67-65–203

Ben VanWyk, Georgia 66-71-66–203

G. Polo Bodart, Gonzaga 68-71-65–204

Remi Chartier, ETSU 69-68-67–204

Kristopher Stiles, SJSU 69-70-66–205

Zach Mate, Sac St. 69-65-71–205

Matty Dodd-Berry, ETSU 69-68-68–205

*A. Dominguez, Clemson 69-65-71–205

Connor Creasy, Georgia 64-72-69–205

Also

Blaze Akana, Hawaii 69-68-71–208

Garrett Takeuchi, Hawaii 67-74-68–209

Josh Hayashida, Hawaii 68-67-74–209

Kolbe Irei, Hawaii 69-69-74–212

*Isaiah Kanno, Hawaii 73-69-72–214

*Tyler Ogawa, Hawaii 75-66-77–218

*James Whitworth, Hawaii 70-76-72–218

*Dillon Jonke, CSUN 76-73-71–220

*Anson Cabello, Hawaii 72-75-74–221