Senior Alex Papayoanou walks with his hand in his pocket. Papayoanou shot 1-over 73 in the tournament’s opening round Saturday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
When a sport demands precision, the difference between one squad and the next is sometimes barely noticeable.
No. 14 UCLA men’s golf teed off the 2026-27 season with an eighth place finish in a 12-team competition at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Washington from Saturday to Sunday.
Three months removed from a historic season, the Bruins are back in full swing.
UCLA men’s golf will be stepping up to the tee box for the first event of the 2026-27 season Saturday and Sunday at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Washington.
This post was updated May 5 at 9:27 p.m.
Every course, hole and shot in golf is different.
But sometimes, it is history that repeats itself – or at least, rhymes.
Some may melt amid hot and dry conditions under the unrelenting Arizona sun.
But as the Bruins look to push toward a strong finish to their 2025-2026 season, staying hot is a priority.
There is nothing like playing golf in the Southern California sun.
As much of the country braces for freezing cold temperatures across the Midwest and Eastern seaboard, the Bruins may heat up in their second tournament of the year.
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