As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruin alumni representing. Each week during the summer, Daily Bruin Sports will take a look at the standout performances of former UCLA greats from the past week as we count down the days until fall.

Sometimes, you have to let fate take its course.
At least that’s what this past month has felt like for UCLA men’s golf coach Armen Kirakossian, who was recently named as former coach Derek Freeman’s successor following the 2021-2022 season.

This post was updated June 26 at 11:53 p.m.
The newest Bruin has decided to beat the heat, trading maroon for blue as he makes the journey from Tempe to Westwood.

The Bruins fell short of advancing to the NCAA tournament.
UCLA men’s golf finished in sixth place at the Pac-12 championships in Sammamish, Washington, held from Monday to Wednesday.

Two Bruin freshmen carded career-best performances in the last tournament of the regular season.
UCLA men’s golf closed out its regular season by finishing fifth overall in the El Macero Classic, which was held Wednesday to Friday in El Macero, California.

The Bruins started and ended in last place in their return to action.
Playing in its first competition since March 26, UCLA men’s golf carded a 16-over par performance to finish last in the 15-team Thunderbird Collegiate from Friday to Saturday in Phoenix.

In a freshmen-dominated spring stretch for the Bruins, an upperclassman will be making his season debut.
Coming off a two-week hiatus from competition, UCLA men’s golf will be teeing it up at the Thunderbird Collegiate in Phoenix, Arizona, from Friday to Saturday.