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Huskies Head to North Florida for The Hayt Invitational
March 16, 2018 | Men's Golf
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. --- The University of Washington's men's golf team embarks on its longest trip of the season, traveling 2,470 miles to North Florida for the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational on Sunday and Monday. The tournament takes place at the Sawgrass Country Club, a Par 72 course which plays at 6,966 yards. The 54-hole tournament is hosted by the University of North Florida located in nearby Jacksonville and will see a pair of rounds on Sunday before concluding with 18 holes on Monday. Washington is paired with Tennessee and North Carolina to begin at approximately 8:30 am Sunday morning.
THE FIELD (GolfWeek Rankings): Auburn (6), Central Florida (48), Coastal Carolina (88), Furman, Jacksonville (63), Liberty (51), Lipscomb (65), Louisville (39), North Carolina (22), North Florida (26), North Texas (53), Purdue (47), Tennessee (44), Washington (77), West Virginia (92).
THE LINEUP: The Huskies will go with the same lineup in their last competition with junior Carl Yuan at No. 1, freshman Noah Woolsey at No. 2, sophomore Henry Lee at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4 and freshman Jan Schneider rounding out the group at No. 5.
COACH'S THOUGHTS: "Sawgrass Country Club is a really challenging golf course and we will be playing on Bermuda grass which we don't see a whole lot of," Head Coach Alan Murray said. "It is a great test for our guys and a good test to see how versatile our games are."
"The ability to control your ball flight and put it in play from the tee are the two main areas that will be critical to scoring, outside of being good on and around the greens, which is required every week to be a top player."
"We showed some really good signs in the last tournament where Henry and Noah especially played really well."
"We are at a critical point in our season where we really need to start performing well or NCAAs will not be a reality for us. Our guys are certainly capable of winning this tournament but it is won on the golf course and that's where we need to do our talking: with our clubs! Excited to get down to the warmth and get the tournament underway!"
LAST TIME OUT: Henry Lee posted a final-round 71 to finish tied for seventh overall in medalist play to lead Washington to a tie for 11th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate.
The Huskies had a solid final round score with an even-par 288, moving up three spots in the team standings with a 16-over 880 (293-299-288). Washington opened the round strong and moved as high as 10th through the middle of the round, but gave back five shots over the final three holes to finish 11th.
Lee continued his impressive performance in Las Vegas with a 1-under 71, moving up three spots on the final day to finish tied for seventh at 214 (72-71-71), just six shots out of the lead. Lee was solid through the middle of the round, carding four birdies over an eight-hole stretch. However, he struggled a bit down the stretch, playing at 3-over over the final five holes.
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 16TH IN ARNOLD PALMER CUP RANKINGS: Junior Carl Yuan is ranked No. 16 in the Team International Men's standings for the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in the penultimate spring rankings released in early March. 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): Auburn (6), Central Florida (48), Coastal Carolina (88), Furman, Jacksonville (63), Liberty (51), Lipscomb (65), Louisville (39), North Carolina (22), North Florida (26), North Texas (53), Purdue (47), Tennessee (44), Washington (77), West Virginia (92).
THE LINEUP: The Huskies will go with the same lineup in their last competition with junior Carl Yuan at No. 1, freshman Noah Woolsey at No. 2, sophomore Henry Lee at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4 and freshman Jan Schneider rounding out the group at No. 5.
COACH'S THOUGHTS: "Sawgrass Country Club is a really challenging golf course and we will be playing on Bermuda grass which we don't see a whole lot of," Head Coach Alan Murray said. "It is a great test for our guys and a good test to see how versatile our games are."
"The ability to control your ball flight and put it in play from the tee are the two main areas that will be critical to scoring, outside of being good on and around the greens, which is required every week to be a top player."
"We showed some really good signs in the last tournament where Henry and Noah especially played really well."
"We are at a critical point in our season where we really need to start performing well or NCAAs will not be a reality for us. Our guys are certainly capable of winning this tournament but it is won on the golf course and that's where we need to do our talking: with our clubs! Excited to get down to the warmth and get the tournament underway!"
LAST TIME OUT: Henry Lee posted a final-round 71 to finish tied for seventh overall in medalist play to lead Washington to a tie for 11th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate.
The Huskies had a solid final round score with an even-par 288, moving up three spots in the team standings with a 16-over 880 (293-299-288). Washington opened the round strong and moved as high as 10th through the middle of the round, but gave back five shots over the final three holes to finish 11th.
Lee continued his impressive performance in Las Vegas with a 1-under 71, moving up three spots on the final day to finish tied for seventh at 214 (72-71-71), just six shots out of the lead. Lee was solid through the middle of the round, carding four birdies over an eight-hole stretch. However, he struggled a bit down the stretch, playing at 3-over over the final five holes.
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 16TH IN ARNOLD PALMER CUP RANKINGS: Junior Carl Yuan is ranked No. 16 in the Team International Men's standings for the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in the penultimate spring rankings released in early March. 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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