Men’s Golf Preview: USF Olympic Invitational (Sept. 12-13)

Fresno State Men's Golf - Tournament #1
Tournament: USF Olympic Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4
Host: University of San Francisco
Dates: Sept. 12-13
Golf Course: The Olympic Club (par 71, 6,934 yards)
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com

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

Competing Schools (13):
Host - San Francisco
Alabama
BYU
Dominican
Fresno State
Loyola Marymount
Notre Dame
Saint Mary's
San Diego
Santa Clara
TCU
UC Davis
Wyoming

Schedule of Events:
Monday, Sept. 12 – First & Second Rounds; Shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. PT
Fresno State will tee off from holes 4-7
Tuesday, Sept. 13 – Final Round; Shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. PT

Notes:
• Fresno State is set to enter year four under head coach Chad Spencer.
• The Bulldogs return all eight members of their 2015-16 squad this season, including 2016 Mountain West Individual Champion Trevor Clayton.
• All eight returnees hail from the state of California while the Bulldogs welcome freshman Micheal Li from Auckland, New Zealand.
• The USF Olympic Invitational field features six teams that were ranked in the top-100 in last season's final Golfstat rankings. The Bulldogs finished the season No. 93; the top team in the group is No. 20 Alabama followed by No. 35 TCU.
• The last time the Dons hosted the USF Olympic Invitational was in 1991.

• Trevor Clayton enters his senior season after leading the team with a 72.42 scoring average in his first year as a Bulldog; his MW title earned him a berth to the NCAA Albuquerque Regional.
• Greg Gildea, who joined the squad midyear during the 2015-16 season, owned the second-lowest season scoring average albeit through seven tournaments, at 73.86.
• Alex Lee along with Trevor Clayton, both first-year players for the 2015-16 season, led the team with double-digit rounds of par or better golf – Clayton (14), Lee (11).
• Justin Avery closed the 2015-16 season carding two of his four rounds scored under-par during his sophomore season over the last three tournaments; he averaged a 73.88 score over that span.
• Cody Neal will play in his third career tournament on Monday and Tuesday, looking back over the previous two seasons.

• Weather at the USF Olympic Invitational on Monday (High 59F, Low 54) is forecasted to have a 20 percent chance of rain and 10-15 mph west southwest winds; Tuesday (High 65F, Low 55) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 10-15 mph south winds.

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Men’s Golf Preview: USF Olympic Invitational (Sept. 12-13)

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Players Mentioned

Justin Avery

Trevor Clayton

Greg Gildea

Alex Lee

Cody Neal

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