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2025-26: Played in all 11 stroke-play tournaments, posting a 72.9 scoring average across 32 rounds… Opened the year with a 10th-place finish at the Ram Masters Invitational at Fort Collins CC, his first career top-10, posting an even-par 210 on rounds of 75-66-69, including a 4-under 66 in the second round… Fired 70-68-69 at the Amer Ari Invitational at Mauna Lani Resort to take T-38 at -9 (207, 122 players), the only Aggie under par for the event with three sub-par rounds… Took T-38 at the R.E. Lamkin Invitational (+4, 220) at San Diego Country Club… Took T-58 at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational at Silverado Resort, North Course (+6, 222) on 75-72-75… Led the Aggies on Day 1 of The Goodwin at Stanford with a 1-under 69 en route to T-44 at +2 (212, 160 players) on 69-72-71… Took T-76 at the home El Macero Classic (+15, 231)… Closed the regular season with a 14th-place finish at the 2026 Big West Men's Golf Championship at La Quinta Country Club, carding -1 (215) — one of just two Aggies under par at the conference championship.

2024-25: Finished 21st at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (+1, 110 players)… Shot +9 at the Ram Masters Invitational, placing 65th (92 players)… Carded +12 at the Windon Memorial Classic to take 55th (88 players)… Fired -3 at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational, securing 51st in an 84-player field… Opened spring with +1 at the Amer Ari Invitational (88th, 123 players)… Posted +19 at The Prestige (115th, 120 players)… Shot +7 at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational, climbing to 36th (80 players)… Finished 143rd at The Goodwin (+19, 164 players)… Carded +14 at the El Macero Classic (65th, 92 players)… Closed the season at the Big West Championship (56th, 72 players) with a -10.36 SG in stroke play.

PEPPERDINE (2023-24): Competed for the Waves during the 2023 season in the West Coast Conference… Posted a 74.8 scoring average… Helped the team to second-place finishes in both WCC play and sectionals.

STEVENSON SCHOOL '23
Dominant four-year golfer at Stevenson School (Pebble Beach, Calif.)… Four-time First Team All-League selection and League MVP (2020-23)… Led the Pirates to four straight Central Coast Section league titles… Helped the team win the 2022 CCS Championship (1st place) with additional section finishes of 2nd (2021, 2023) and 3rd (2020)… Posted consistently low scoring averages throughout his high school career (34.7-37.8).

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 27, 2005 in Lone Tree, Colorado… Raised in Monterey, California… Parents are Matt (security professional, played college basketball) and Nancy Da Silva (clerk, played college volleyball)… Has two younger siblings: Gina (17) and Ryan (15)… Standing 6'4", brings an imposing physical presence to the course… Studying political science… Chose UC Davis because of "the coaches and welcoming school environment."