Sunday, April 29
Industry, CA
UC Riverside
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Big West Conference
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#5 Men's Golf Heads to the Big West Championship
4/27/2018 10:38:00 AM | Men's Golf
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.— The 5th seeded UC Riverside Men's Golf Team heads out to the City of Industry this Sunday to compete in the Big West Conference Championship. All nine of the Big West teams will be in attendance for this 54-Hole, three-day tournament at the Industry Hills Golf Club. The Highlanders are set to tee-off at 8:50 AM, along with #4 Cal State Fullerton and #6 Cal Poly, on the first hole of the 72-par, 6,989 yard Eisenhower Course.
The winner of the Big West Championship and the top individual automatically qualify for one of six NCAA regionals in mid-May.
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LAST TIME OUT
On April 17th, the UC Riverside Men's Golf Team took a 6th place finish at the OGIO-UCSB Intercollegiate shooting a 939 (+75) as a team over three rounds. Senior Matt Lutz lead the way for the Highlanders tying for 13th individually with a UCR best 74 (+2).
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.
The winner of the Big West Championship and the top individual automatically qualify for one of six NCAA regionals in mid-May.
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Big West Championship
Industry Hills Golf Club/Eisenhower Course- City of Industry, CA
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| Schedule (Live Scoring) | ||
| Apr. 29 | Round 1 | 8:50 AM Start at Hole 1 |
| Apr. 30 | Round 2 | 8:50 AM Start at Hole 1 |
| May. 1 | Round 3 | 8:00 AM Start at Hole 1 |
| Starting Lineup (Season Stats) | ||
| # | Golfer | 2017-18 Avg. |
| 1 | Matt Lutz | 75.75 |
| 2 | Tyler Moore | 73.85 |
| 3 | Andrew Spilman | 75.55 |
| 4 | Michael Wong | 78.05 |
| 5 | Brandon Tsujimoto | 73.81 |
| 6 | Bahram Talle | 76.58 |
LAST TIME OUT
On April 17th, the UC Riverside Men's Golf Team took a 6th place finish at the OGIO-UCSB Intercollegiate shooting a 939 (+75) as a team over three rounds. Senior Matt Lutz lead the way for the Highlanders tying for 13th individually with a UCR best 74 (+2).
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.
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