OREM — Utah Valley men's golf head coach Chris Curran has announced the signing of KJ Ofahengaue, a transfer from Utah Tech, who will join the Wolverines for the 2026-27 season.

A native of Lehi, Utah, Ofahengaue brings NCAA Division I experience to Utah Valley after spending the past three seasons at Utah Tech. He recorded two collegiate top-10 finishes during his career, including a tie for seventh at the 2024 WAC Championship and a tie for 10th at the Colorado State Ram Masters.

"KJ has a ton of game," Curran said. "He's had a great summer and I expect that level of play to continue in the coming years."

Ofahengaue competed in eight of Utah Tech's 10 team events during the 2024-25 season, posting a 75.04 scoring average. He opened the season by tying for 10th at the Colorado State Ram Masters, highlighted by a collegiate career-low 5-under-par 65 in the second round before closing with a 1-under 69 to finish the tournament at 3-under 207.

He capped the 2024-25 campaign with a third-place finish at the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, earning an exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour's Wichita Open. Ofahengaue redshirted the 2025-26 season.

As a freshman in 2023-24, Ofahengaue competed in all 10 team events and ranked third on the team with a 75.03 scoring average. He posted four rounds of par or better, including a season-low 2-under 70 at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, and earned his first collegiate top-10 finish with a tie for seventh at the WAC Championship. He was also named to the Academic All-WAC Team.

Prior to Utah Tech, Ofahengaue earned four varsity letters at Lehi High School and was a three-time First Team All-State selection. He finished runner-up at the 2021 Utah 5A State Championship.

One of Utah's top amateur golfers, Ofahengaue captured three PGA Junior Major championships, earned PGA Junior Player of the Year honors and won the 2022 AJGA Mack Champ Invitational. He also finished second at the 2023 Mack Champ Invitational, placed third at the Johnny Miller Championship, advanced to the semifinals of the Utah Junior State Amateur and has recorded multiple competitive rounds of 63 along with four career holes-in-one.

Ofahengaue comes from an accomplished athletic family. His cousin, Tony Finau, is a PGA Tour professional, while his aunt, Juli Erekson, serves as Utah Valley's head women's golf coach. His father, Kelepi, played collegiate football, and his mother, Sara, played collegiate golf at BYU.

Ofahengaue plans to major in finance at Utah Valley.

Utah Valley is set to begin its inaugural season in the Big West Conference during the 2026-27 season.