Hawai‘i Hilo rallied from an eight-shot deficit to share the team title with HPU at the Punahele Jerky Company Inc. Invitational. Kailee McKee tied for the individual lead but Seattle Pacific’s Zoe Garcia won the sudden-death playoff.

By the Numbers
  • Hawai‘i Hilo and HPU each finished at 595, 35 over par.
  • The Vulcans recorded 119 pars, the most in the event.
  • McKee shot 68–74 for a two-round 142, tying for first individually.
  • Hawai‘i Hilo’s 299–296 team score tied for No. 8 on the program’s two-round record list.
Yes, But

Hawai‘i Hilo briefly took the lead and was ahead by as many as three shots, but HPU leveled the team score after 17 holes. McKee’s strong tournament ended without the individual title: Garcia won the playoff with a birdie on the first hole.

What's Next

The Vulcans are scheduled to compete at the HPU Sharks Shootout on Oct. 30–31 at Mauna Lani Resort’s North Course.

Bottom Line

Hawai‘i Hilo turned a late deficit into a share of the title, with McKee’s record-book round and the team’s steady par-making driving the comeback.