NAPA VALLEY, Calif. — No. 27 BYU men’s golf (267-281-262–810) won the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational with a 54-under par scorecard at Silverado Country Club and Resort on Tuesday.
“What a great win for our guys this week,” head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “Everyone contributed to the win. It’s so fun to see our guys come out leading the tournament and shoot the lowest round of the tournament in the final round.”
“As a coach, you are always working and waiting for everything to come together,” director of golf Todd Miller. “You want to see all of your team playing their best golf at the same time and it rarely happens. Today was one of those days when everyone was firing on all cylinders.”
The final round saw the Cougars post a 26-under par 262, best 18-hole round in program history, to maintain the top spot and take home the trophy by 25 strokes. BYU added to program record books with the lowest 54-hole score under par in program history in addition to the second lowest 54-hole total score at 810. The Cougars picked up their first team win of the spring season, making it three total wins for the 2025-26 season. Three Cougars finished in the top-5 to help the team get its second Bridgestone win out of three times competing at the venue. BYU got it done by leading the field in par-3 and par-4 scoring, and making the most birdies and least bogeys.
Santa Clara (278-286-271–835) finished off its play in second place at 29-under par followed by Tohoku Fukushi (271-292-281–844), USF (279-284-281–844), and North Alabama (287-272-285–844) all tying for third at 20-under par to round out the top-5 behind first-place BYU.
Kihei Akina (65-67-63–195) claimed the individual crown after recording a career-best round of 9-under par in round three. A 21-under par total, lowest in program history since the 1999-00 season, for the event was good enough for Akina to capture his second career win, with both of them coming from back-to-back tournaments. Akina tied Rhett Rasmussen for the best 54-hole tournament score in school history since the 1999-00 mark. The freshman joined Cooper Jones as the two BYU players to ever win the Bridgestone.
“It feels great to get the team win,” Akina said. “Being in the record books means a lot to me knowing how many great players BYU has had. This team win was huge for us moving forward. We saw great golf out of everyone and we look to play our best golf as we get later in the season.”
We’re going to get some good reps in our practice round tomorrow at another great course. I'm excited to get after it again with my team.
“Kihei was dominant again this week,” Miller said. “Every part of his game is great. It’s a privilege to see him compete and play their best golf game at such a high level. I’m happy for him and his family.”
Peter Kim (67-72-61–200) earned runner-up at 16-under par, which gave him his eighth top-5 finish of his career as well as the third time taking second or better. Kim’s 54-hole performance marked the best one of his career. Additionally, Kim’s career-best 11-under-par 61 in round three tied for the second lowest total round score in program history, matching Peter Kuest’s 61 at the 2018 Saint Mary’s Invitational.
“It was nice to put a really hot and clean round together,” Kim said. “I was just trying to take it one shot at a time and focus on my process regardless of the result. I am so happy for Kihei who played outstanding golf this week. Lots of credit to the team for putting together a lot of good performances. It’s a really good feeling when you get hot and the ball seems to just find the cup.”
“Peter has been waiting to break out, and it was so fun to see him make those eagles and all those birdies today,” Miller said. “He is relentless in his practice and his preparation. I feel like he deserves that round today.”
Tyson Shelley (67-72-70–209) tied for fifth at 7-under par for the tournament. This helped Shelley secure his second top-5 finish this season and fourth of his career.
Simon Kwon (68-72-70–210) ended up one stroke behind Shelley at 6-under par and tied for 12th.
Angus Klintworth (74-70-68–212) recorded a round below 70 for the first time in his career in the final round. The junior tied for 20th at 4-under par for his best collegiate finish and second career top-25 placement.
While participating as an individual, Parker Bunn (69-75-71–215) posted a 1-under par for the event to tie for 30th.
“We’re going to get some good reps in our practice round tomorrow at another great course. I'm excited to get after it again with my team,” Akina said.
“We will play in an early practice round tomorrow and get a good night's rest before The Goodwin,” Miller said. “It’s nice to be playing on similar grass and weather just a couple hours up the road.