Bulldogs open season with Nick Watney Invitational

Fresno State Men's Golf - Tournament #1
Tournament: Nick Watney Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (36/Monday)
Host: Fresno State
Dates: Sept. 26-27 (Mon.-Tues.)
Golf Course: Kings River Golf & Country Club (Par: 71, Yardage: 6,623)
Location: Kingsburg, Calif.
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com

Fresno State Lineup
Matthew Sutherland
Matthew Manganello
Joseph Lloyd
Jaden Hunter
Jake Bettencourt
Individuals: Jake Aberle, Andrew Lee, Ryan Mendez

Participants
Cal Baptist, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Pacific, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, Seattle, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UCSB, UT Arlington

Schedule of Events
Monday - 36 holes, shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT
Tuesday - 18 holes, shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m. PT

Notes

For the first in tournament history, the Nick Watney Invitational will be held at Kings River Golf & Country Club.
Opening this week, Fresno State is slated to compete in four tournaments during the fall. The Bulldogs will compete in nine tournaments prior to the Mountain West Championship (April 28-30).
The year's roster is a mix of four returners (Jake Bettencourt, Andrew Lee, Matthew Manganello, Matthew Sutherland), two transfers (Joseph Lloyd, Ryan Mendez) and two true freshmen (Jake Aberle, Jaden Hunter).
Youth is something the Bulldogs have plenty of with no seniors on the roster. Lee, Manganello and Sutherland are the oldest 'Dogs but still have two seasons to play.
Bettencourt and Sutherland enter the year having competed in this past summer's U.S. Amateur. For Sutherland, it was his second straight appearance in the tournament.
Notable Fresno State Classic individual medalists include: Tom Watson (1969, Stanford), Craig Stadler (1973 & 1974, USC), Bobby Clampett (1979 & 1980, BYU), Billy Andrade (1983, Wake Forest), Phil Mickelson (1989, Arizona State) and Nick Watney (2001 & 2002, Fresno State).
The Fresno State Classic three-round record is 197, which is held by Pavan Sagoo (2015, Saint Mary's) at Fort Washington Country Club. Fresno State's Nick Watney carded the lowest three-round score (204) during a Fresno State Classic held at San Joaquin Country Club in 2002.

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Bulldogs open season with Nick Watney Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Jake Aberle

Jake Bettencourt

Jaden Hunter

Andrew Lee

Joseph Lloyd

Matthew Manganello

Ryan Mendez

Matthew Sutherland

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