NNU Men's Golf Ties for Ninth at Invitational in Hawaii

Nighthawks Wrap Up Fall Schedule With Strong Finish in Hawaii

Northwest Nazarene University men’s golf closed out its fall schedule on Tuesday with a surge up the leaderboard, tying for ninth place at the Punahele Jerky Company Invitational at Mauna Lani Resort Golf in Hawaii, according to BVM Sports. The Nighthawks finished the three-round tournament at 8-over-par 872, saving their lowest and best round for the final day.

After posting consistent team scores of 293 and 292 during the opening rounds, the Nighthawks fired a 1-under-par 287 on Tuesday. That closing push allowed Northwest Nazarene to climb into a tie for ninth in the 13-team field alongside CSU Monterey Bay, as detailed in the official results published by nnusports.com.

Brigowatz Leads Individual Scoring Surge

Individually, JJ Brigowatz paced the Nighthawks throughout the Hawaiian event. Brigowatz finished in a tie for 20th place at even-par 216. His performance gained momentum with each 18 holes, starting with a 75, following with a 72, and concluding with a 3-under-par 69—marking the lowest individual round of the tournament for any Northwest Nazarene golfer.

Behind Brigowatz, teammates Ben Barrett and Kasey Gaff both secured a tie for 33rd place at 3-over-par 219. Gaff provided the program’s low opening mark on Monday morning with a 2-under-par 70 before carding rounds of 76 and 73. Barrett played with steady reliability across the entire event, registering identical rounds of 73 on all three days.

Dylan Christensen rounded out the top four scorers for Northwest Nazarene, tying for 37th place at 4-over-par 220. Christensen bounced back from an opening 77 by shooting a 1-under-par 71 in the second round and closing with an even-par 72. Gage Slaughter completed the lineup for the Nighthawks, tying for 55th place at 12-over-par 228 with rounds of 75, 78, and 75.

Cal State San Bernardino Wins Tournament Championship

At the top of the team standings, No. 18 Cal State San Bernardino secured the tournament championship with a team score of 24-under-par. The victors finished nine strokes clear of tournament host Hawaii Hilo, which claimed second place at 15-under-par. Menlo took third at 12-under-par, while Simon Fraser rounded out the top tier in fourth place at 6-under-par.

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