Monday, April 16
Santa Barbara, CA
UC Riverside
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UC Santa Barbara Invitational
Men's Golf to Compete in OGIO-UCSB Intercollegiate
4/15/2018 4:37:00 PM | Men's Golf
Santa Barbara, Calif.— The UC Riverside Men's Golf Team heads to Sandpiper Golf Club this week to compete in the OGIO-UCSB Intercollegiate. The tournament will consist of five other teams: UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach, CSUN, Weber State, ans Cal Baptist. Sandpiper Golf Club is a Par 72 course with a yardage of 7,127. Each team will play 36 holes on Monday before wrapping up the tournament with the third round of 18 on Tuesday.
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LAST TIME OUT
UC Riverside finished 5th at the GCU Inviational exactly one month ago. Tyler Moore led the Highlanders and tied for 8th overall, carding a 71-67-74=212 over the 54 holes. The Highlanders carded a 278 as a team during the 2nd round, which ties for 6th best on the all-time UCR record and is the best round yet under Head Coach Rick Todd. The Highlanders recorded 171 Pars over the weekend, which was the 2nd most by any team, and also added the 5th most birdies with 42. As an individual, red shirt senior Brandon Tsujimoto tied for 1st in pars posting 42 in the competition and Moore tied for 1st in birdies with 13.
NEXT UP
Following this weekday tournament in Santa Barbara, the Highlanders will prepare for the Big West Conference Tournament, which takes place April 29th - May 1st. The tournament will take place in Industry, CA at the Industry Hills Golf Club.
BRANDON BREAKS BIG WEST
UC Riverside Men's Golf senior Brandon Tsujimoto was been named the Big West Golfer of the Month for the month of February, after two spectacular tournaments.
Facing two competitive February tournament pools, the Highlanders had perhaps their best month of the season, led by the play of Tsujimoto. The Pomona native charted two top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish at the Farms Invitational in San Diego from Feb. 12-13.
Tsujimoto's final score of 73-70-70 (213) at USD put him just one stroke out of first place in a pool of 76 contestants. The second-place finish was the highest of his career, as he helped lead UC Riverside to fifth-place out of 11 teams – it's second-highest team finish of the season.
Less than a week later, Tsujimoto stayed hot at the talent-filled Wyoming Desert Tournament, tying for 10th out of 135 golfers with a score of 71-71-68 (210), three strokes better than his score in San Diego. Tsujimoto was at his best on Par 3, as his score of -3 was the third-best among all contestants. The Highlanders placed an impressive 7th out of 23 teams, including six top-40 ranked programs.
This marks the program's first Men's Golfer of the Month since Nick Paez in October of 2007. It is the fourth time the Highlanders have won the award since the Big West changed its format from weekly to monthly in 2003-04.
ROTATE!
The Highlanders had three different golfers lead them at each of their first three fall tournaments: Tyler Moore at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational; Bahram Talle at the Nick Watney Intercollegiate, and Brandon Tsujimoto at the Bill Cullum Invitational.
DAZZLING DEBUT
Tyler Moore's three-round total of 205 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational was the third lowest in UC Riverside's Division I history, behind only Brendan Steele's 203 in the 2004-05 Braveheart Classic and Scott Clayton's 204 in the 14th Annual Del Walker Intercollegiate in the 2009-10 campaign.
CHAMPIONSHIP RUNS
The UC Riverside Men's Golf Team won the 2015-16 Big West Championship, building a six-stroke lead heading into the final round to hold off second-place Cal Poly. The Highlanders went on to a three-stroke victory, taking home their first conference championship since 2005 (story).
BACK FOR THE ATTACK!
UC Riverside returns three of its top five golfers from a year ago: Andrew Spilman (74.6), Matt Lutz (76.1), and Michael Wong (76.9). They also have Brandon Tsujimoto back in the fold, as the red-shirt senior sat out the 2016-17 campaign with an injury. During his junior season, he finished third on the team in scoring average at 76.9. He finished second on the team at the 2016 Big West Championship, tying for 12th overall by shooting two-over par for the tournament.
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The Highlanders graduated three seniors a year ago: Sam Gillis, who led the team with a 73.97 scoring average last season, and ranks third on UC Riverside's career scoring average list at 73.63; Pachara Sakulyong who ranked fifth on the team in scoring average at 78.52; and Andrew Bradley who ranked sixth at 79.83.
IN THE INDUSTRY
The Big West Conference Championship heads to Industry, California and the Industry Hills Golf Club this season from Sunday, April 29 through Tuesday, May 1.
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Santa Barbara Invitational
Sandpiper Golf Club - Santa Barbara, California
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| Schedule (Live Scoring) | ||
| Apr. 16 | Round 1 | Shotgun Start Off Holes 1 & 10 - 8:30 AM |
| Apr. 16 | Round 2 | Shotgun Start Off Holes 1 & 10 - TBD |
| Apr. 17 | Round 3 | Each Team Tees of at Hole 1 - 7:30 AM |
| Starting Lineup (Season Stats) | ||
| # | Golfer | 2017-18 Avg. |
| 1 | Matt Lutz | 74.68 |
| 2 | Tyler Moore | 71.43 |
| 3 | Andrew Spilman | 73.59 |
| 4 | Michael Wong | 74.44 |
| 5 | Brandon Tsujimoto | 72.42 |
| 6 | Bahram Talle | 76.58 |
LAST TIME OUT
UC Riverside finished 5th at the GCU Inviational exactly one month ago. Tyler Moore led the Highlanders and tied for 8th overall, carding a 71-67-74=212 over the 54 holes. The Highlanders carded a 278 as a team during the 2nd round, which ties for 6th best on the all-time UCR record and is the best round yet under Head Coach Rick Todd. The Highlanders recorded 171 Pars over the weekend, which was the 2nd most by any team, and also added the 5th most birdies with 42. As an individual, red shirt senior Brandon Tsujimoto tied for 1st in pars posting 42 in the competition and Moore tied for 1st in birdies with 13.
NEXT UP
Following this weekday tournament in Santa Barbara, the Highlanders will prepare for the Big West Conference Tournament, which takes place April 29th - May 1st. The tournament will take place in Industry, CA at the Industry Hills Golf Club.
BRANDON BREAKS BIG WEST
UC Riverside Men's Golf senior Brandon Tsujimoto was been named the Big West Golfer of the Month for the month of February, after two spectacular tournaments.
Facing two competitive February tournament pools, the Highlanders had perhaps their best month of the season, led by the play of Tsujimoto. The Pomona native charted two top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish at the Farms Invitational in San Diego from Feb. 12-13.
Tsujimoto's final score of 73-70-70 (213) at USD put him just one stroke out of first place in a pool of 76 contestants. The second-place finish was the highest of his career, as he helped lead UC Riverside to fifth-place out of 11 teams – it's second-highest team finish of the season.
Less than a week later, Tsujimoto stayed hot at the talent-filled Wyoming Desert Tournament, tying for 10th out of 135 golfers with a score of 71-71-68 (210), three strokes better than his score in San Diego. Tsujimoto was at his best on Par 3, as his score of -3 was the third-best among all contestants. The Highlanders placed an impressive 7th out of 23 teams, including six top-40 ranked programs.
This marks the program's first Men's Golfer of the Month since Nick Paez in October of 2007. It is the fourth time the Highlanders have won the award since the Big West changed its format from weekly to monthly in 2003-04.
ROTATE!
The Highlanders had three different golfers lead them at each of their first three fall tournaments: Tyler Moore at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational; Bahram Talle at the Nick Watney Intercollegiate, and Brandon Tsujimoto at the Bill Cullum Invitational.
DAZZLING DEBUT
Tyler Moore's three-round total of 205 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational was the third lowest in UC Riverside's Division I history, behind only Brendan Steele's 203 in the 2004-05 Braveheart Classic and Scott Clayton's 204 in the 14th Annual Del Walker Intercollegiate in the 2009-10 campaign.
CHAMPIONSHIP RUNS
The UC Riverside Men's Golf Team won the 2015-16 Big West Championship, building a six-stroke lead heading into the final round to hold off second-place Cal Poly. The Highlanders went on to a three-stroke victory, taking home their first conference championship since 2005 (story).
BACK FOR THE ATTACK!
UC Riverside returns three of its top five golfers from a year ago: Andrew Spilman (74.6), Matt Lutz (76.1), and Michael Wong (76.9). They also have Brandon Tsujimoto back in the fold, as the red-shirt senior sat out the 2016-17 campaign with an injury. During his junior season, he finished third on the team in scoring average at 76.9. He finished second on the team at the 2016 Big West Championship, tying for 12th overall by shooting two-over par for the tournament.
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The Highlanders graduated three seniors a year ago: Sam Gillis, who led the team with a 73.97 scoring average last season, and ranks third on UC Riverside's career scoring average list at 73.63; Pachara Sakulyong who ranked fifth on the team in scoring average at 78.52; and Andrew Bradley who ranked sixth at 79.83.
IN THE INDUSTRY
The Big West Conference Championship heads to Industry, California and the Industry Hills Golf Club this season from Sunday, April 29 through Tuesday, May 1.
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