Hawaii Pacific University Women's Golf

Ed Kageyama starts his sixth season as Hawai‘i Pacific University’s men’s and women’s head golf coach. He was named to the position in December, 2019.   Kageyama is a 25-year Class A PGA professional who brings extensive coaching experience to HPU.  Having worked in the golf industry for three decades, Kageyama’s coaching experience has taken him beyond Hawaii to many states on the mainland and countries in the Pacific Rim.   Kageyama has worked throughout the U.S. and Asia however, he is possibly best known for his coaching as Punahou School’s golf program director encompassing eight teams and roughly 90 golfers ranging from grades 7-12.   Through Kageyama’s 13-season tenure at Punahou, the program has won 17 state team titles which includes 11 girls team state titles and 10 individual state titles.   His teams have also won two team championships and two individual trophies at the Antigua National High School Invitational in Arizona.   In addition to coaching at Punahou, Kageyama is a principal with Activiter, Hawaii Golf Experience and Hawaii Golf Advisors.  Other work experience includes nearly 20 years as Billy Casper Golf’s Hawaii & Asia-Pacific Regional Manager, having led the operations at Ka’anapali Golf Courses, Puakea Golf Course, Coral Creek Golf Course, Kukuiolono Park & Golf Course, Kauai Lagoons Golf Course, Minami Golf Course (now Ko‘olau Golf Course), Luana Hills (Royal Hawaiian Golf Club), Turtle Bay Golf Resort and golf facilities in China, Korea, Vietnam and Macau.  

Utsugi enters his first year as head coach of the women's golf program. Utsugi becomes the second coach in program history. Utsugi most recently has led the varsity golf program at Hawaii Baptist Academy; previous to that he guided the junior varsity squad at HBA. Jim is a perfect fit for HPU Women's Golf.  He has coaching experience, he is passionate about golf, and he has valuable network connections on Oahu. Most importantly, he is a person of impeccable integrity who cares about young people.  We could not have found a better candidate for this position.  I am confident our program, which is only in its second year, is poised for tremendous growth under Jim's leadership, said then HPU Athletics Director Darren Vorderbruegge. Utsugi is a graduate of Iolani School; he then attended Loyola Marymount University where he earned his degree in Business Administration. He returned to Hawaii and later achieved his Master's in Business Administration from Chaminade University. Professionally, Utsugi spent six years in business development before advancing to sales management where he has worked for the last two decades.   A family man, Utsugi is married to Susan and has two daughters, Noel and Sara.