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'Dogs release 2022-23 tournament schedule
8/30/2022 1:05:00 PM | Men's Golf
Season opens with Nick Watney Invitational at Kings River Country Club (Sept. 26-27).
FRESNO, Calif. – Like the Fresno State men's golf team has done in each of the last two seasons, the Bulldogs are set to open the 2022-23 season in the Central Valley with the Nick Watney Invitational, the first of nine tournaments during the regular season.
The season-opening tournament will be the Bulldogs' 58th home tournament, which was originally titled the Fresno State Classic and later renamed after Fresno State alum Nick Watney in 2014. This year's tournament will be hosted at Kings River Country Club in Kingsburg, Calif.
The Breakdown
From Head Coach Chad Spencer
"We open our season at home, this a big advantage to open on a familiar golf course and sleep in our own beds. The rest of the fall are tournaments we have been to and tournaments we have played well in in the past."
"The spring will be very competitive with events in Hawai'i, the desert and Brandon Dunes. Stanford will be a great event being held at Harding Park which recently hosted the PGA Championship."
"We're really looking forward to this season. We have some new faces and are overall pretty young but I'm expecting us to be a contender in the MW and for postseason."
2022-23 Fresno State Men's Golf Schedule
Fall 2022
Sept. 26-27: Nick Watney Invitational (Fresno State) – Kings River CC (Kingsburg, Calif.)
Oct. 10-11: Wolf Pack Classic (Nevada) – Hidden Valley CC (Reno, Nev.)
Oct. 20-22: Visit Stockton Invitational (Pacific) – Stockton CC (Stockton, Calif.)
Oct. 31-2: St. Mary's Invitational (St. Mary's) – Poppy Hills CC (Pebble Beach, Calif.)
Spring 2023
Feb. 16-18: John Burns Intercollegiate (Hawai'i) – Ocean Course Hokuala, Kauai (Lihue, Hawai'i)
Mar. 1-3: Wyoming Intercollegiate (Wyoming) – Classic Club (Palm Desert, Calif.)
Mar. 12-14: Bandon Dunes Championship (Idaho) – Bandon Dunes (Bandon, Ore.)
Mar 30-1: Stanford Intercollegiate (Stanford) – Harding Park (San Francisco, Calif.)
Apr. 14-16: El Macero Classic (UC Davis) – El Macero CC (Davis, Calif.)
Apr. 28-30: Mountain West Championships – Tucson National (Tucson, Ariz.)
May 15-18: NCAA Regionals TBA
"Fresno State Athletics - For The V: The Central Valley" - Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
The season-opening tournament will be the Bulldogs' 58th home tournament, which was originally titled the Fresno State Classic and later renamed after Fresno State alum Nick Watney in 2014. This year's tournament will be hosted at Kings River Country Club in Kingsburg, Calif.
The Breakdown
- For the first time in its history, the Nick Watney Invitational will be hosted at Kings River Country Club.
- Fresno State is slated to compete in four tournaments during the fall beginning in late September and another five in the spring beginning in mid-February before heading to the 2023 Mountain West Championship in Tucson, Ariz. (April 28-30).
- The Bulldogs will leave the state of California just three times during its nine-tournament regular season schedule.
- The roster includes four returners (Jake Bettencourt, Andrew Lee, Matthew Manganello, Matthew Sutherland), two transfers (Joseph Lloyd, Ryan Mendez) and two true freshmen (Jake Aberle, Jaden Hunter).
From Head Coach Chad Spencer
"We open our season at home, this a big advantage to open on a familiar golf course and sleep in our own beds. The rest of the fall are tournaments we have been to and tournaments we have played well in in the past."
"The spring will be very competitive with events in Hawai'i, the desert and Brandon Dunes. Stanford will be a great event being held at Harding Park which recently hosted the PGA Championship."
"We're really looking forward to this season. We have some new faces and are overall pretty young but I'm expecting us to be a contender in the MW and for postseason."
2022-23 Fresno State Men's Golf Schedule
Fall 2022
Sept. 26-27: Nick Watney Invitational (Fresno State) – Kings River CC (Kingsburg, Calif.)
Oct. 10-11: Wolf Pack Classic (Nevada) – Hidden Valley CC (Reno, Nev.)
Oct. 20-22: Visit Stockton Invitational (Pacific) – Stockton CC (Stockton, Calif.)
Oct. 31-2: St. Mary's Invitational (St. Mary's) – Poppy Hills CC (Pebble Beach, Calif.)
Spring 2023
Feb. 16-18: John Burns Intercollegiate (Hawai'i) – Ocean Course Hokuala, Kauai (Lihue, Hawai'i)
Mar. 1-3: Wyoming Intercollegiate (Wyoming) – Classic Club (Palm Desert, Calif.)
Mar. 12-14: Bandon Dunes Championship (Idaho) – Bandon Dunes (Bandon, Ore.)
Mar 30-1: Stanford Intercollegiate (Stanford) – Harding Park (San Francisco, Calif.)
Apr. 14-16: El Macero Classic (UC Davis) – El Macero CC (Davis, Calif.)
Apr. 28-30: Mountain West Championships – Tucson National (Tucson, Ariz.)
May 15-18: NCAA Regionals TBA
"Fresno State Athletics - For The V: The Central Valley" - Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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