This post was updated Feb 12 at 1:59 a.m.

Coaches say it all the time: When their players get knocked down, they just have to get back up.

And that’s exactly what the Bruins did.

No. 13 UCLA men’s golf bounced back from a 12th-place finish at the Southwestern Invitational to finish sixth out of 20 teams at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday. The Bruins finished with a 47-under 817, breaking the program record for most strokes under par across the three-day event at the Mauna Lani Golf Club North Course.

The Bruins faced a competitive field, with four of the five opponents who finished above them being top-10 teams. Conditions were windy throughout the tournament because of the course’s proximity to the ocean.

Coach Armen Kirakossian said the team was focused on playing loose and stress-free.

“It was a course we knew coming into Hawaii we had to shoot low scores, and the only way to do that is to really let it go and not worry too much about mistakes – just be full attack mode,” Kirakossian said. “The guys did a great job of that.”

The record-breaking score was a bit of deja vu, as it was at this same event last year when the Bruins set their previous low mark with a 45-under. Kirakossian said such concrete improvement is often difficult to find in golf.

The low score was partially driven by junior Kyle An, who posted a career-best 16-under 200 with a career-low 66 on the second day. An said he put his play at the Southwestern Invitational, where he finished in 67th place, behind him to focus on the task at hand.

“We just regrouped, put that in the past, made a game plan and went out there and had fun,” An said.

An’s round was highlighted by an eagle on the seventh hole in the first round, where he said he took the riskier side of a tee box decision and capitalized.

“He had pretty high levels of awareness about where he was mentally in that first tournament and really made a commitment to himself that he was going to change that this week,” Kirakossian said. “Man, did it sure pay off.”

Across the rest of the roster, freshmen Baylor Larrabee chipped in a 10-under 206 to tie for 28th, while seniors Omar Morales and Pablo Ereño both finished tied for 46th with 7-under 209s. Freshman Trevor Garus came in at 91st with a 2-over 218.

The Bruins will head to Florida next week for the Watersound Invitational. With four events remaining before the Big Ten championship, An said he’s excited for the rest of the year to unfold.

“It’s golf, so not every week’s going to go your way,” An said. “We’re just looking forward to the challenge in the future, and hopefully we can replicate what we did this week.”