Monday, February 19
Palm Springs, CA
All Day
University of Washington
at
The Prestige
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Huskies Head to Palm Springs For The Prestige
February 16, 2018 | Men's Golf
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. --- The University of Washington's men's golf team heads back out on road next week, traveling to Southern California for The 18th Prestige at PGA West, hosted by UC Davis and Stanford. The teams will be playing the Greg Norman Course at PGA West, a 7,070-yard par 71. The Huskies have won the competition twice: in 2001 with Brock Mackenzie tying for medalist honors, and in 2013, finishing in a tie with USC. Cheng-Tsung Pan also won individual medalist honors in 2011 with a 15-under 201—the lowest score relative to par in the 17-year history of the competition.
THE FIELD (GolfWeek Rankings): East Tennessee State, Iowa State, LSU (9), Northwestern (46), Notre Dame, Oklahoma State (1), Oregon (50), Pepperdine, (37), San Diego State (42), San Francisco, Stanford (13), Stirling [Scotland], USC (14), UC Davis, Washington.
THE LINEUP: The Huskies lineup for the Prestige has junior Carl Yuan playing No. 1, freshman Noah Woolsey is No. 2, sophomore Henry Lee playing at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4 and sophomore Shamu Bodhidatta as the No. 5.
COACH'S THOUGHTS: "We are looking forward to getting to Palm Springs," said Head Coach Alan Murray. "We have had a good two weeks of practice and there are positive signs from our guys in terms of their games."
"The Prestige is a really great tournament and has its usual very strong field," Murray said. "I have never been to the course before but have heard great things about it and am excited to see it. We will need to be at our best as the competition will be fierce. We have a great opportunity to build some momentum as we head into a really meaty schedule where we will be competing against the best teams in the country every tournament we play this spring."
"I am excited to watch the guys put what they have been working on in practice into play at the tournament."
LAST TIME OUT: Washington opened the spring season with a 12th place finish at the Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona, on January 29-30. The Huskies got progressively better each round to finish at 50-over-par 902 (316-298-288) on the par 71 course.
Carl Yuan led the Huskies with a 9-over-par 222 (78-77-67), carding one of the lowest final rounds with a 4-under 67. He would finish 25th overall. Noah Woolsey finished 28th at 10-over 223 (77-75-71) while Jan Schneider finishing at 19-over 232 (86-75-71).
FALL SEASON: Washington had to fight through weather issues through the first two tournaments, seeing its first tournament in South Carolina cancelled and its second tournament in Ohio shortened due to rain. The Huskies finished in the top five twice, posting a fifth-place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate and taking second at the William H. Tucker Invitational in New Mexico. UW had a busy month of October, closing out the fall with 12th place finishes at the Nike Collegiate Invitational and the Alister Mackenzie before posting a 10th place finish at the Warrior Wave Invitational.
YUAN COMPETES IN 2018 GENESIS OPEN COLLEGE SHOWCASE: Junior Carl Yuan was one of six collegiate golfers selected to participate in the 2018 Genesis Open College showcase at the Riviera Country Club on February 12. Yuan, who was partnered with PGA Pro and UW Alum C.T. Pan along with a pair of UW boosters, finished tied for fifth with a 75, just one shot behind three golfers who tied for second. The 18-hole competition allowed the winner a berth in the Genesis Open.
ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Junior Carl Yuan finished third at the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, carding a final-round 3-under 68 including birdies on the final two holes to finish in a tie for third place at 7-under 277. After a rough first round 74, Yuan slowly worked his way back up the leaderboard with three rounds in the 60s including a second-round 66. It was Yuan's third trip to the Asia-Pacific Championship and third top-20 finish. He placed 20th overall in 2014, the season before arriving at UW. Last season, he used another late run to place ninth overall.
YUAN RANKED 11TH IN ARNOLD PALMER CUP RANKINGS: Junior Carl Yuan is ranked No. 11 in the Team International Men's standings for the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in the first spring rankings released in early February. The top six golfers from the final ranking in the spring from both the United States and International men and women—12 total golfers—are among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup July 6-8 at the Evian Resort Golf Club.
HUSKIES ADD THREE ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Head Coach Alan Murray announced the signing of a trio of talented golfers to National Letters of Intent, adding Paul Margolis, Nicolas Schellong and Padraic Sim to the squad in 2018-19.
LAST SEASON AWARDS: The Huskies had a pair of standouts, including one returner, last season in Corey Pereira and Carl Yuan who both earned PING All-West Region Honors. Yuan was also an All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree and led the team a year ago with 71.57 scoring average. He posted six top 20, two top-10 and one top-five finish during his sophomore campaign and also led the Dawgs at the Pac-12 Championships with a tie for fourth place.
LAST SEASON RESULTS: Under the direction of Alan Murray in his first year with the Huskies, Washington ended the 2016-17 season by appearing in the NCAA Regional, posting a seventh place finish at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish, Washington.
NEW STAFF: This summer, Washington welcomed Thomas Sutton as an assistant coach for the Dawgs. Murray came to Seattle having spent the last two seasons in the same role at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Sutton is a former men's golf student-athlete at UAB from 2011-14, competing in 47 events throughout his career. UW head coach Alan Murray coached Sutton throughout his career in Birmingham.
THE FIELD (GolfWeek Rankings): East Tennessee State, Iowa State, LSU (9), Northwestern (46), Notre Dame, Oklahoma State (1), Oregon (50), Pepperdine, (37), San Diego State (42), San Francisco, Stanford (13), Stirling [Scotland], USC (14), UC Davis, Washington.
THE LINEUP: The Huskies lineup for the Prestige has junior Carl Yuan playing No. 1, freshman Noah Woolsey is No. 2, sophomore Henry Lee playing at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4 and sophomore Shamu Bodhidatta as the No. 5.
COACH'S THOUGHTS: "We are looking forward to getting to Palm Springs," said Head Coach Alan Murray. "We have had a good two weeks of practice and there are positive signs from our guys in terms of their games."
"The Prestige is a really great tournament and has its usual very strong field," Murray said. "I have never been to the course before but have heard great things about it and am excited to see it. We will need to be at our best as the competition will be fierce. We have a great opportunity to build some momentum as we head into a really meaty schedule where we will be competing against the best teams in the country every tournament we play this spring."
"I am excited to watch the guys put what they have been working on in practice into play at the tournament."
LAST TIME OUT: Washington opened the spring season with a 12th place finish at the Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona, on January 29-30. The Huskies got progressively better each round to finish at 50-over-par 902 (316-298-288) on the par 71 course.
Carl Yuan led the Huskies with a 9-over-par 222 (78-77-67), carding one of the lowest final rounds with a 4-under 67. He would finish 25th overall. Noah Woolsey finished 28th at 10-over 223 (77-75-71) while Jan Schneider finishing at 19-over 232 (86-75-71).
FALL SEASON: Washington had to fight through weather issues through the first two tournaments, seeing its first tournament in South Carolina cancelled and its second tournament in Ohio shortened due to rain. The Huskies finished in the top five twice, posting a fifth-place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate and taking second at the William H. Tucker Invitational in New Mexico. UW had a busy month of October, closing out the fall with 12th place finishes at the Nike Collegiate Invitational and the Alister Mackenzie before posting a 10th place finish at the Warrior Wave Invitational.
YUAN COMPETES IN 2018 GENESIS OPEN COLLEGE SHOWCASE: Junior Carl Yuan was one of six collegiate golfers selected to participate in the 2018 Genesis Open College showcase at the Riviera Country Club on February 12. Yuan, who was partnered with PGA Pro and UW Alum C.T. Pan along with a pair of UW boosters, finished tied for fifth with a 75, just one shot behind three golfers who tied for second. The 18-hole competition allowed the winner a berth in the Genesis Open.
ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Junior Carl Yuan finished third at the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, carding a final-round 3-under 68 including birdies on the final two holes to finish in a tie for third place at 7-under 277. After a rough first round 74, Yuan slowly worked his way back up the leaderboard with three rounds in the 60s including a second-round 66. It was Yuan's third trip to the Asia-Pacific Championship and third top-20 finish. He placed 20th overall in 2014, the season before arriving at UW. Last season, he used another late run to place ninth overall.
YUAN RANKED 11TH IN ARNOLD PALMER CUP RANKINGS: Junior Carl Yuan is ranked No. 11 in the Team International Men's standings for the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in the first spring rankings released in early February. The top six golfers from the final ranking in the spring from both the United States and International men and women—12 total golfers—are among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup July 6-8 at the Evian Resort Golf Club.
HUSKIES ADD THREE ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Head Coach Alan Murray announced the signing of a trio of talented golfers to National Letters of Intent, adding Paul Margolis, Nicolas Schellong and Padraic Sim to the squad in 2018-19.
- Margolis, from Mougins, France, was a member of the Country Club Cannes-Mouginings. In February, Margolis placed seventh overall at the Cape Province Open Championship at the Kingswood Golf Estate in South Africa. He opened the tournament with a low-round of 65 and finished at 8-under 280 (65-74-70-71).
- Schellong, who hails from Havirov, Czech Republic, attended Havirov School and is currently ranked No. 80 in the European Golf Rankings while playing for the Celadna Golf Club. He has placed in the top 20 in 10 European Amateur tournaments this year including a third-place finish at the European Nations Cup in Spain this past March.
- Sim comes to Seattle from Spanish Fort, Alabama where he attends Spanish Fort High School. Among his many honors, Sim won the 2017 Alabama Boys State Junior Championship title thanks to a final-round 8-under 64. He recorded birdies on the final two holes to secure the championship with a 14-under 202.
LAST SEASON AWARDS: The Huskies had a pair of standouts, including one returner, last season in Corey Pereira and Carl Yuan who both earned PING All-West Region Honors. Yuan was also an All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree and led the team a year ago with 71.57 scoring average. He posted six top 20, two top-10 and one top-five finish during his sophomore campaign and also led the Dawgs at the Pac-12 Championships with a tie for fourth place.
LAST SEASON RESULTS: Under the direction of Alan Murray in his first year with the Huskies, Washington ended the 2016-17 season by appearing in the NCAA Regional, posting a seventh place finish at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish, Washington.
NEW STAFF: This summer, Washington welcomed Thomas Sutton as an assistant coach for the Dawgs. Murray came to Seattle having spent the last two seasons in the same role at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Sutton is a former men's golf student-athlete at UAB from 2011-14, competing in 47 events throughout his career. UW head coach Alan Murray coached Sutton throughout his career in Birmingham.
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