Men's Golf | 11/6/2025 8:21:00 PM

Utah Tech closed its 2025 fall season with a tenth-place team finish at the inaugural Hawai'i Pearl at Kalauoa Invitational, which completed play on Thursday at the Pearl at Kalauoa Golf Club in 'Aiea, O'ahu.

The Trailblazers hovered around the top-five in the early going during their morning opening round on Wednesday, but were unable to maintain the pace and fell into 10^th-place after a combined 5-over 293. 
 
Utah Tech would again make a charge to begin its Wednesday afternoon loop, which was ultimately suspended due to darkness. The team went back out to finish the round on Thursday morning and managed to move up one spot into a tie for ninth following a 7-over 295.
 
The Blazers turned right back around and fired their low team round of the week, a 3-over 291, but it was not enough to make a final move up the team leaderboard.
 
No. 31 West Virginia (291-280-272-843; -21) carded two of the three lowest team rounds of the event, highlighted by a final round 16-under 272, to claim the team title by 11 shots over runner-up UC San Diego (290-282-282-854; -10). 
 
Senior Tanner Telford continued his solid start to the season as he paced Utah Tech with a t-10^th place finish at even par 216. Telford opened with a 1-under 71, then after a 4-over 76 in round two, he bounced back with a team-best 3-under 69 with seven birdies on his final loop.
 
Junior Jackson Rhees wound up in a seven-way tie for 34^th at plus-4 220. Rhees rebounded from an opening 4-over 76 with a 1-over 73 in round two, followed by a 71 on Thursday. 
 
Meanwhile, freshman David Liechty finished a shot back Rhees in 10-way logjam for 41^st at plus-5 221. Liechty got off to a good start with an opening 71, but rounds of 2-over 74 and 76 dropped him down on the leaderboard.
 
Junior Ashton McArthur (75-72-78) closed the fall in a six-way tie for 66^th at plus-9 225, followed by sophomore Frank Miao (76-77-75) in t-84^th at plus-12 228. In addition, freshman Joe Zhou (78-78-78), playing as an individual, tied for 97^th at plus-18 234. 
 
Utah Tech will open its 2026 spring schedule at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played on Feb. 23-25, at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.