Saturday, March 18
Tempe, AZ
7:30 AM
UC Riverside
at
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations
Men's Golf Hits The Road To Play The ASU Thunderbird Invitational This Weekend
3/17/2017 8:24:00 AM | Men's Golf
| Men's Golf Tournament #10 ASU Thunderbird Invitational |
| March 18-19 at ASU Karsten Golf Course Par 71, 7002 Yards Tempe, AZ |
| Shotgun Start 7:30 am-Saturday 36 Holes, 18 Sunday |
| Course Tour |
| Live scoring |
Tempe, Az –The UC Riverside's Men's Golf team heads to Tempe, AZ for its 10th event of the season, the 45th Annual ASU Thunderbird Invitational. The 15-team tournament beings with 36 holes on Saturday, March 18 and concludes with the final 18 holes Sunday, March 19 on ASU Karsten Golf Course.
In the Highlanders' last event, the team finished sixth, and Matt Lutz came in 11th in the Sacramento State Invitational at Valley Hi Country Club (story).
This will be the first time in five years that UC Riverside will participate in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational.
ASU Karsten Golf Course is known for its beautiful 16th hole that is described as a "risk and reward situation."
Expected to compete for the Highlanders is; Sam Gillis, Lutz, Andrew Spilman, Pachara Sakulyong, and Michael Wong.
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| 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Field |
| Team |
| Arizona Arizona State |
| Cal Poly* |
| California |
| Colorado State |
| Hawai'i* |
| Iowa State |
| Nevada |
| San Diego |
| San Francisco UC Irvine* UC Riverside* UNLV Utah Washington |
| * = Big West School |
This course has earned its place among the most challenging in Southern California and can lay claim to. It stretches 5,662 yards from the forward tees to 7,211 yards from the championship tees, with slope ratings from 130 to 145. It's no wonder that the Ike has been the proud host of many U.S. Open Qualifying tournaments as well as LPGA tour events. - See more at: http://www.ihgolfclub.com/course-practice/eisenhower-course#sthash.tAo8oh5b.dpu
This course has earned its place among the most challenging in Southern California and can lay claim to. It stretches 5,662 yards from the forward tees to 7,211 yards from the championship tees, with slope ratings from 130 to 145. It's no wonder that the Ike has been the proud host of many U.S. Open Qualifying tournaments as well as LPGA tour events. - See more at: http://www.ihgolfclub.com/course-practice/eisenhower-course#sthash.tAo8oh5b.dpuf
This course has earned its place among the most challenging in Southern California and can lay claim to. It stretches 5,662 yards from the forward tees to 7,211 yards from the championship tees, with slope ratings from 130 to 145. It's no wonder that the Ike has been the proud host of many U.S. Open Qualifying tournaments as well as LPGA tour events. - See more at: http://www.ihgolfclub.com/course-practice/eisenhower-course#sthash.tAo8oh5b.dpu
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