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Kengo Aoshima
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tokyo, Japan
- High School:
- Iolani School
Bio
2021-2022
Aoshima competed in one event and three rounds at the Amer Ari Invitational (T-71st; +1, 217) … shot one under-par round at the tournament with a 1-under 71 in the second round (Feb. 4) … 1/3 counting score rounds.
2020-2021
Aoshima played in three events and competed in 10 rounds for a 74.6 round average in his first season in Westwood ... tied his season-low round score of 71 when he went 1-under in the final round of the Pac-12 Championships (+13, 301) ... recorded his best finish of the season tied for 60th at the Pac-12 Championships ... recorded a 1-over 71 in his second round at The Goodwin (+10, 220) ... tied for 68th at The Goodwin.
Wake Forest
Aoshima appeared in 10 events in a season and a half at Wake Forest ... earned PING All-East Region Team honors as a redshirt freshman (2018-2019), posting five Top 10s, 12 under-par rounds and six rounds in the 60s ... was fourth at the 2018 Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (-8, 208), shooting a five-under 67 in the opening round ... tied for fifth at the 2019 Stitch Intercollegiate (-4, 140) ... tied for sixth at the 2019 Bash at the Beach (-2, 211), firing a 2-under 69 in the middle round ... tied for eighth at the 2018 Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational (-6, 204), shooting a collegiate-low round of 4-under 66 in round one and ending the tournament with a 2-under 68 ... tied for 10th at the 2018 Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational (-1, 209), finishing with a 2-under 68 ... shot a 4-under 68 in the final round of the 2019 Seminole Intercollegiate ... his best performance in the fall portion of the 2019 schedule came at the Rod Myers Invitational, where he tied for 18th (E, 216) ... was named to the 2019 ACC Honor Roll.
Iolani School/Amateur Golf
Aoshima prepped at Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... was a 2017 Hawaii high school individual champion, recording a 68.5 scoring average as a senior ... became the first freshman to win the Interscholastic League of Honolulu individual title in 2014, finishing runner-up at the '14 Hawaii State Amateur .. also played several tournaments as an amateur on the Japanese Tour ... was a member of the victorious International Team at the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Personal
Born in Tokyo, Japan ... parents are Tamami and Yoshiaki Aoshima ... is an only child ... chose to attend UCLA for the name brand and worldwide recognition, as a lot of prestige, class and honor comes with UCLA ... things he likes the most about golf are how challenging it is and how he is always thinking about how to improve his game 24/7 ... lists his biggest athletic thrill as being named to the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup team ... favorites include the television show "Shooter", the movie "The Hangover", musical artist Avicii and Tiger Woods ... majoring in sociology.
Kengo Aoshima's Career Statistics (2018-2020 Stats at Wake Forest)
Aoshima competed in one event and three rounds at the Amer Ari Invitational (T-71st; +1, 217) … shot one under-par round at the tournament with a 1-under 71 in the second round (Feb. 4) … 1/3 counting score rounds.
2020-2021
Aoshima played in three events and competed in 10 rounds for a 74.6 round average in his first season in Westwood ... tied his season-low round score of 71 when he went 1-under in the final round of the Pac-12 Championships (+13, 301) ... recorded his best finish of the season tied for 60th at the Pac-12 Championships ... recorded a 1-over 71 in his second round at The Goodwin (+10, 220) ... tied for 68th at The Goodwin.
Wake Forest
Aoshima appeared in 10 events in a season and a half at Wake Forest ... earned PING All-East Region Team honors as a redshirt freshman (2018-2019), posting five Top 10s, 12 under-par rounds and six rounds in the 60s ... was fourth at the 2018 Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (-8, 208), shooting a five-under 67 in the opening round ... tied for fifth at the 2019 Stitch Intercollegiate (-4, 140) ... tied for sixth at the 2019 Bash at the Beach (-2, 211), firing a 2-under 69 in the middle round ... tied for eighth at the 2018 Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational (-6, 204), shooting a collegiate-low round of 4-under 66 in round one and ending the tournament with a 2-under 68 ... tied for 10th at the 2018 Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational (-1, 209), finishing with a 2-under 68 ... shot a 4-under 68 in the final round of the 2019 Seminole Intercollegiate ... his best performance in the fall portion of the 2019 schedule came at the Rod Myers Invitational, where he tied for 18th (E, 216) ... was named to the 2019 ACC Honor Roll.
Iolani School/Amateur Golf
Aoshima prepped at Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawai'i ... was a 2017 Hawaii high school individual champion, recording a 68.5 scoring average as a senior ... became the first freshman to win the Interscholastic League of Honolulu individual title in 2014, finishing runner-up at the '14 Hawaii State Amateur .. also played several tournaments as an amateur on the Japanese Tour ... was a member of the victorious International Team at the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Personal
Born in Tokyo, Japan ... parents are Tamami and Yoshiaki Aoshima ... is an only child ... chose to attend UCLA for the name brand and worldwide recognition, as a lot of prestige, class and honor comes with UCLA ... things he likes the most about golf are how challenging it is and how he is always thinking about how to improve his game 24/7 ... lists his biggest athletic thrill as being named to the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup team ... favorites include the television show "Shooter", the movie "The Hangover", musical artist Avicii and Tiger Woods ... majoring in sociology.
Kengo Aoshima's Career Statistics (2018-2020 Stats at Wake Forest)
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
| 2018-2019 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 70.7 | 66 |
| 2019-2020 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71.8 | 70 |
| 2020-2021 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74.6 | 71 |
| 2021-2022 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72.3 | 71 |
| TOTALS | 14 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 71.9 | 66 |
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