Date: March 24-26
Location: Stanford Golf Course
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona men's golf team will travel to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete in The Goodwin at the Stanford Golf Course. On Thursday, the first of three rounds will begin, with eighteen holes being played each day. Competition begins at 7:30 a.m.. The par-70 course will play at 6,727 yards for The Goodwin.
Competing for the Cats will be sophomore Jordan Gumberg, senior Kolton Lapa, redshirt freshman Andrew Garner, sophomore Jake Kreuz, and sophomore Max Donohue.
"We are looking forward to competing in another prestigious event,” said head men's golf coach Jim Anderson. “The golf course and field are exceptional and our team has worked over our Spring Break to be ready for the challenging course set up. Two keys for us will be sticking to a game plan and reducing big numbers. We have made a lot of birdies the last two events and if we can remain confident after a simple mistake or two, we can post a great team score."
The 25-team field is comprised of No. 4 USC, No. 10 Stanford, No. 17 North Carolina, Arizona, BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Denver, Fresno State, Loyola Marymount, Marquette, Nevada, Northern Colorado, Northwestern, Oregon, Pacific, Pepperdine, St. Mary's, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Southern Methodist, UC Davis, UCLA, UNLV and USF.
Arizona won The Goodwin in 1987, 1991, 1992, and 2001 while three Wildcats have won the individual title, including current assistant coach Chris Nallen.
Designed in 1930 by renowned architects William Bell and George Thomas, the course is steeped in tradition. Throughout the years, Stanford has hosted many intercollegiate and non-collegiate events, including the Stanford Intercollegiate, Peg Barnard Intercollegiate, Pac-10 Championships, NCAA Regional Championships, NCAA Women's Championship, USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying, U.S. Open Qualifying and The Gathering at the Farm, a former Senior PGA Tour event. Stanford University Golf Course seen many influential golfers on its grounds throughout the years. Such notables include Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Bob Rosburg, Notah Begay III, Casey Martin and former USGA presidents Sandy Tatum, Grant Spaeth and Walter Driver.
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