Men's Golf Preview: Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11)

Fresno State Men's Golf - Tournament #4
Tournament: Alister MacKenzie Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4
Host: Cal
Dates: Oct. 10-11
Golf Course: Meadow Club (par 71, 6,734 yards)
Location: Fairfax, Calif.
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com

Fresno State Lineup:
1. Trevor Clayton
2. Justin Avery
3. Alex Lee
4. Greg Gildea
5. Russell Takeuchi

Competing Schools (15):
Host – Cal
Arizona State
BYU
Fresno State
Loyola-Maryland
Michigan State
Minnesota
North Carolina State
Oregon State
Pepperdine
Saint Mary's
San Diego State
San Francisco
San Jose State
Washington

Schedule of Events:
Monday, Oct. 10 – First & Second Rounds; Shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Final Round; Tee times off of No. 1 starting at 8 a.m. and tee times off of No. 10 starting at 7:40 a.m. PT

2015 Champion: Cal (810)
2015 Medalist: Cody Blick, San Jose State (196)

Notes:
• Fresno State is fresh off its home-hosted Nick Watney Invitational, held at San Joaquin Country Club. The 'Dogs placed seventh in their third annual event.
- One tournament will await Fresno State, Oct. 24-26, before they wrap up their fall schedule following the Alister MacKenzie Invitational – the St. Mary's Invitational at Pebble Beach.
• Alex Lee was the Bulldogs top finisher last time out. He placed tied for eighth at 1-under-par (69-71-72=212). Lee has now improved from a 10-over-par 223 finish at the USF Invitational (T-37th), to a 4-over-par 214 finish at the Ram Master Invitational (T-14th), to a top 10 finish at the Nick Watney Invitational.
• The Bulldogs teed off their season at the USF Olympic Invitational in San Francisco (Sept. 12-13) and followed with the Ram Masters Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 19-20). The Bulldogs tied for seventh in the opener (879) and claimed sole possession of seventh in Colorado (866).
- Trevor Clayton was the Bulldogs' top finisher at the USF Olympic Invitational, tying for 10th at 3-over-par (68-74-74=216)
- Justin Avery and Alex Lee tied for the Bulldogs' top finish at the Ram Masters Invitational, tying for 14th at 4-over-par, respectively.

• Cal will hosts the Alister MacKenzie Invitational for the 14th time since hosting the inaugural event in 2002 – a tournament the Bulldogs won (841) behind Nick Watney's top individual finish of 13-under-par (200).
• Cal has won the Alister MacKenzie team title eight consecutive seasons.
• Last season, the Bulldogs placed seventh of 16 teams at the Alister MacKenzie (274-279-282=835) – led by Trevor Clayton who tied for 10th (67-68-69=204).
- Alex Lee and Justin Avery also competed in the 2015 edition of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational. Lee tied for 47th (71-67-77=215) and Avery tied for 61st (71-72-75=218).

• Weather at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational on Monday (High 73F, Low 50F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Tuesday (High 63F, Low 52F) is forecasted to have a 19 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds.

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Men's Golf Preview: Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11)

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Players Mentioned

Justin Avery

Trevor Clayton

Greg Gildea

Alex Lee

Russell Takeuchi

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