2023-24 Men's Golf Roster

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Costas Panay

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 158
  • Hometown Redmond, WA
  • High School Tesla Stem HS
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Year Events Rounds Rds in 60s Average Low Score Best Finish Matches
2020-21 2 7 1 72.40 69 T32 0-0
2021-22 6 18 2 73.50 65 T24 0-0
2022-23 7 21 3 73.00 67 T14 0-0
2023-24 4 12 1 71.41 64 T3 1-0
Career 19 58 7 72.75 64 T3 1-0

Personal Records At Cal
  • Lowest 18-hole score: 64, California State Fair Championship, Round 3 (Fall 2023)
  • Lowest 54-hole score: 205, 2x; last: California State Fair Championship (Fall 2023)
  • Best finish: T3, California State Fair Championship (Fall 2023)

Accolades
  • CSC At-Large Academic All-District Team (2022-23)
  • GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2x - 2020-21, 2021-22)
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3x - 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Cal Golf Ed Arnold Coaches' Award (2022-23)

At Cal
2023-24 (R-Sr.)
  • Earned his undergraduate degree in data science at the conclusion of the 2024 spring semester
  • Rounded out his collegiate career with 12 rounds played across four stroke-play events
  • Averaged 71.41 strokes per round, shooting 4-under-par for the season
  • Cracked the Cal lineup once & played as an individual three times
  • Tied for 20th at the Husky Individual, shooting 3-under-par 213 (71-72-70)
2022-23 (R-Jr.)
  • Totaled 21 rounds played across seven events, including four in Cal's lineup
  • Averaged 73.00 strokes per round (1,533 strokes) and shot 39-over par for the season
  • Earned his best collegiate finish with a tie for 14th at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate (Jan. 30-31), shooting 5-under 211 (68-70-73)
  • Shot a season-low 67 in the third round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 16-17) and tied for 38th with a 3-under 213 (71-75-67)
  • Placed 27th as an individual in the Alister Mackenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11) with a 3-over 219 (77-74-68)
  • Received Cal Golf's Ed Arnold Coaches' Award following the conclusion of the season
2021-22 (R-So.)
  • Saw an increased role in his second season of action with the Golden Bears
  • Played in six stroke-play events, totaling 18 rounds (1,323 strokes, +39)
  • Season stroke average: 73.50
  • Best 54-hole score was a five-over 205 (70-65-70) at the season-opening Maui Jim Intercollegiate; tied for 24th & shot a collegiate-low 65 in the second round
  • Recognized as a GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar & Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll selection for the second straight year
2020-21 (R-Fr.)
  • Appeared in two stroke-play tournaments for Cal coming off of his redshirt season
  • Season stroke average: 72.40
  • Totaled 507 strokes in seven rounds played (+9)
  • Shot even-par 288 (72-77-69-70) to tie for 32nd at the Pac-12 Championship
  • Made Cal debut at Western Intercollegiate, tying for 40th (71-74-74 - 219, +9)
  • Named a GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar & was included on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Fr.)
  • Did not play, redshirted

High School
  • Graduated from Tesla Stem High School in spring of 2019
  • 2018 All-FCWT First Team & FCWT All-Academic Team selection
  • 2017 Washington Junior Golf Association District 2 Most Inspirational Player Award
  • Earned individual medalist honors at 2018 FCWT San Ramon Open (70-68 – 138) & added three other top-10 finishes at the AJGA Eagle Crest Junior Championship (T2nd, 66-71 – 137), FCWT Tour Championship (3rd, 73-70-65 – 208) and the Under Armour/Alison Lee Championship presented by Irvine Technology Company (T6th, 72-68-71 – 211)
  • Named to the 2018 AJGA Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-America Honor Roll
Personal
  • Birthday: Dec. 12, 2000
  • Parents are Panos and Mary Panay

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    5'7" 158 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Senior

    5'7" 158 lbs