Men’s Golf Preview: Saint Mary’s Invitational (Nov. 5-7)

Saint Mary's 2018 Golf Invitational Final Book

Fresno State Men's Golf – Tournament No. 5
Tournament: Saint Mary's Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4
Host: Saint Mary's (Calif.)
Dates: Nov. 5-7
Golf Course: Poppy Hills (par 71, 7,002 yards)
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Live scoring: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=stats&tid=16443

Fresno State Lineup:

Competing Schools (18):
Host - Saint Mary's (Calif.)
Arizona
BYU
Central Florida
Colorado State
Fresno State
Nevada
Oregon
Oregon State
Pepperdine
San Diego State
San Francisco
Santa Clara
USC
Toledo
UNC Wilmington
Utah
Washington State

Schedule of Events:
Monday, Nov. 5 – First round; tee times off holes No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m. PST
Tuesday, Nov. 6 – Second round; tee times off holes No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m. PST
Wednesday, Nov. 7 – Final round; tee times off holes No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m. PST

2017 Team Champion: USC (824, -28)
2017 Individual Champion: Justin Suh, USC (200, -13)

Notes:

Fresno State completed its last action at the Pacific-hosted Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Fresno State had six golfers competing in the tournament, with two of them having started in each tournament this season in senior Alex Lee and sophomore Michael Cliff.
Fresno State had three golfers shoot under par in the second round, finishing the round with a final tally of 4-under-par 280.
Senior Alex Lee led the 'Dogs on the scorecard, finishing at an even-par 213 in the tournament to tie for 30th place.
The Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational was Fresno State's fourth tournament of the season. The Bulldogs' best finish to date was sixth out of 12 teams in the home-hosted Nick Watney Invitational.
Last season, the Bulldogs finished 13th out of 18 teams at the Saint Mary's Invitational.
Fresno State is currently ranked No. 183 by Golfstat.
Out of the 18 teams competing this year, 15 are in the Golfstat Top 100, including four in the top 50 led by No. 10 USC.
Freshman Tommy Stephenson currently leads the Bulldogs in scoring average at 71.83 with the lowest round on the team of 67 and a notable 0.33 average against par. Stephenson's highest tournament finish this season was tying for 15^th at the Nick Watney Invitational.
Stephenson is also ranked No. 13 in the country in birdie conversion at .338.
The weather for the three-day tournament is expected to have highs in the low to mid 60s and lows in the low to high 40s with winds up to 7 mph and only a 2 percent chance of rain each day.

Season Flashbacks:

Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25)

Team Finish – 11/12 (910), Low Individual – Kevin Huff, T17 (221)

Nick Watney Invitational (Oct. 1-2)

Team Finish – 6/12 (867), Low Individuals – Michael Cliff and Tommy Stephenson, T15 (214)

Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 8-9)

Team Finish – 13/15 (862), Low Individual – Cody Riecks, T41 (214)

Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (Oct. 25-27)

Team Finish – 16/16 (871), Low Individual – Alex Lee, T30 (213)

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