Kaimakani Ruiz
0
Ht
5'
10"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Mapleton, 
Utah
Last School
Maple Mountain High School
Roster Years
2015-2017


Personal:

  • Born in Mapleton, Utah
  • Parents are Al and Maria Ruiz
  • Has one brother, Kalikiano
  • Kai and his brother were teammates at Maple Mountain High School during the school's two 4A High School Championships

Before BYU:

  • Prepped at Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork, Utah
  • Four-time letter winner in golf
  • First Team All-Region and All-State in golf all four years
  • Region golf medalist as a sophomore, junior and senior
  • Utah 4A High School golf medalist as a senior
  • Won two Utah State 4A High School Golf State Championships in 2012 and 2014

Prior Tournaments:

  • Tied for second at the 2013 Salt Lake City Open 
  • Placed third at the 2014 Winterchamps UGA event
  • Placed fourth at the 2014 Art City Amateur UGA event
  • Placed fourth at the 2014 Provo Open
  • Tied for 49th at the Pacific Coast Amateur
  • Tied for seventh at the Junior America Cup
  • Semifinalist in the 2014 Utah State Amateur
  • Quarterfinalist in the 2015 Utah State Amateur
  • Played in the Callaway Junior World MC
  • Won the Junior World Qual. and Optimist Qual. medals

Stats

2015-16 Freshman

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Saint Mary's Invitational 78 79 77 234 +21 T75/83
Husky Invitational 78 79 78 235 +22 T63/68
Pacific Invitational 83 69 72 223 +10 T32/88
Southwestern Jones Invtl. 80 77 75 232 +16 66/80
Lamkin Invitational 76 75 78 229 +13 T48
Desert Shootout 68 74 76 218 +2 62/116
The Goodwin 76 73 71 220 +10 T70/138

 

BYU Career Stats

Season Events Rounds Strokes Average Low Rd. Top 20
2015-16 7 21 1,591 75.76 68 -
Total 7 21 1,591 75.76 68 -
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2015-2016

Sophmore Year 2016-2017

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year