Courtesy of San Diego State Athletics
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Sophomore Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia) captured his first career individual title to lead the San Diego State men’s golf team to a runner-up finish at the Southwestern Invitational Wednesday in Westlake Village, California.
Leading by a stroke heading into today’s final round, Takis shot an even-par 70 on the 6,764-yard North Ranch Country Club to finish at 7-under 203. It was the first career victory for the 2025 Mountain West Freshman of the Year after three runner-up finishes over his last six collegiate tournaments.
It was the second straight tournament that an Aztec has earned medalist honors after senior Tyler Kowack (San Diego/Canyon Crest Academy) won the Marquette Intercollegiate in SDSU’s last event of the fall from Oct. 5-7 at Erin Hills Golf Club in Erin Hills, Wisconsin.
Takis, who competed in only one event for San Diego State in the fall, a T2 at the Sahalee Players Championship, Sept. 6-7, had a three-shot lead with four holes to play, but had consecutive bogeys on the par-5, 485-yard 15th and the par-4, 401-yard 16th holes. After a par on the par-3, 186-yard 17th, Takis led by a single stroke over Pepperdine’s Brady Siravo with only the par-4, 431-yard 18th left to play. Takis hit is approach shot to about a foot and sank the put to finish with a two-stroke victory as Siravo settled for a par. It was one of three birdies on the day for Takis against three bogeys.
The Takis birdie also helped the Aztecs, who entered 29th in the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd computer rankings, finish in solo second out of 13 teams at 6-over 846, one place ahead of UNLV (+7). Host and No. 15 Pepperdine won the event at -11. Rounding out the top 10 behind SDSU was No. 41 Washington (+16), No. 24 USC (+18), San Diego (+18), No. 17 New Mexico (+30), No. 19 Utah (+36), No. 21 UCLA (+36) and No. 47 SMU (+37).
Senior Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) and sophomore Kai Hirayama (Arcadia, Calif.) each tied for 20th at 5-over 215. Chokprajakchat carded a 1-over 71. After making the turn at 3-over, he rattled off four birdies on the back nine, including the par-4, 431-yard 18th. This clutch birdie came after his lone blemish on the back nine, a double bogey on the par-3, 186-yard 17th. Hirayama, meanwhile, shot a 4-over 74 today with three birdies, four bogeys and a triple bogey.
Kowack tied for 28th at 7-over 217 after his second straight 71. Kowack bounced back from a 3-over 37 front nine with a 2-under 34 on the back nine. He had six birdies on the day, offset by four bogeys and a triple bogey.
Oyama finished in a tie for 39th at 11-over 221 following a 4-over 74 today. Oyama got to 3-under through six holes with a birdie on the par-5, 485-yard 15th, but went 6-over the rest of the way without making a birdie.
Competing as an individual, freshman Beau Sahr (Eagle, Idaho) came in 70th at 27-over 237 after an 83 on Wednesday.
SDSU next competes in the John A. Burns Intercollegiate at the Ocean Course Hokuala, Feb. 12-14, in Lihue, Hawaii.
Southwestern Invitational
Day Three Results – Jan. 28, 2026
North Ranch Country Club – Westlake Village, California
Par 70, 6,764 Yards
Team Standings
1. No. 15 Pepperdine…273-271-285—829 (-11
2. No. 29 San Diego State…281-279-286—846 (+6)
3. UNLV…278-290-279—847 (+7)
4. No. 41 Washington…292-274-290—856 (+16)
T5. No. 24 USC…288-272-298—858 (+18)
T5. San Diego…286-277-295—858 (+18)
7. No. 17 New Mexico…292-286-292—870 (+30)
T8. No. 19 Utah…284-291-301—876 (+36)
T8. No. 21 UCLA…302-278-296—876 (+36)
10. No. 47 SMU…281-298-298—877 (+37)
11. San Jose State…290-294-297—881 (+41)
12. LMU…295-287-308—890 (+50)
13. Colorado State…294-297-300—891 (+51)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 75 players + SDSU)
1. Harry Takis (San Diego State)…67-66-70—203 (-7)
2. Brady Siravo (Pepperdine)…68-66-71—205 (-5)
3. Baylor Larrabee (UCLA)…68-67-72—207 (-3)
T4. Ryan Abuan (UNLV)…70-72-66—208 (-2)
T4. Willy Walsh (Pepperdine)…69-68-71—208 (-2)
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T20. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…72-72-71—215 (+5)
T20. Kai Hirayama (San Diego State)…71-70-74—215 (+5)
T28. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…75-71-71—217 (+7)
T39. Dylan Oyama (San Diego State)…71-76-74—221 (+11)
70. ^Beau Sahr (San Diego State)…74-80-83—237 (+27)
^ competing as an individual
