2026-27 Men's Golf Roster

Shawn Nawata

  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • High School Irvine

Biography

Before Yale
  • Four-year letter winner at Irvine High School (Calif.).
  • Named to the Principal's Honor Roll all four years.
  • AP Scholar.
Competition
  • 2x League Most Valuable Player.
  • 2x First Team All-League.
  • 2x First Team All-County.
  • Helped his team win the 2025 league championship.
  • Career-best Junior Golf Scoreboard Ranking: No. 77 overall, No. 42 in the Class of 2026 and No. 7 in California for the Class of 2026.
Personal: Son of Tomoko and Manabu Nawata...completed 10 years at Asahi Gakuen, a Saturday Japanese school based on Japan's national curriculum and official textbooks...remained involved as a volunteer following graduation.