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March 28, 2018 | Men's Golf
SAN FRANCISCO --- The University of Washington's men's golf team returns to action this weekend, taking part in The Goodwin hosted by Stanford Friday through Sunday. The tournament is one of the more prestigious tournaments in collegiate golf and features an impressive field of 25 teams including nine Pac-12 teams. For the first time, the tournament is being held away from Stanford's campus, moving to TPC Harding Park. The par-71 course plays at 7,143 yards. Washington joins Wyoming and UC Davis in the earliest tee times in the tournament with the first Husky teeing off at 7:10 a.m. on Friday. The 54-hole tournament continues through Sunday with 18 holes a day.
THE FIELD (GolfWeek Rankings): Abilene Christian, Arizona State (20), BYU (35), California (5), Cal Poly, Colorado (44), Minnesota (82), Nevada (62), Northern Colorado, Northwestern (40), Oregon (37), Oregon State (78), Oklahoma (6), San Francisco (51), San Jose State, Sonoma State, Southern Methodist (96), Stanford (13), St. Mary's CA (49), UC Davis (83), UNLV (24), USC (15), Utah (64), Washington (74), Wyoming (67).
THE LINEUP: The Huskies are sending the lineup of: junior Carl Yuan at No. 1, sophomore Henry Lee at No. 2, freshman Noah Woolsey at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4 and freshman Jan Schneider at No. 5. Shamu Bodhidatta will join the group and play as an individual.
COACH'S THOUGHTS: "We are excited to compete in The Goodwin this week at TPC Harding Park. We will be going up against some of the best teams in the country, including last year's National Champion. This provides a great opportunity for our team to gain some momentum heading towards the championship segment of our season. Our goal this week is to manage our golf games a little better and to stay disciplined to our game plan throughout the tournament. For us to be successful, we need to have all the players contribute. We have had some strong individual results throughout the spring. and while that is encouraging, it is time to come together as a team and put 3 solid rounds together." – Assistant Coach Thomas Sutton
LAST TIME OUT: Junior Carl Yuan finished tied for eighth overall to lead UW to an eighth-place finish at the The John Hayt Collegiate Invitational concluded Monday at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
The Huskies struggled a bit as a team on Monday, dropping two spots posting a 10-over-par 298 to finish at 12-over 876 (293-285-298). Washington was tied for eighth with Louisville while Auburn held on to win by one shot over North Carolina.
Yuan finished up the tournament with a 3-under 213 (71-69-73), placing tied for eighth in medalist play. The junior started the round with a birdie and was at one-under before a tough double-bogey on his 16th hole of the day. He would finish at 2-over 73.
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): Abilene Christian, Arizona State (20), BYU (35), California (5), Cal Poly, Colorado (44), Minnesota (82), Nevada (62), Northern Colorado, Northwestern (40), Oregon (37), Oregon State (78), Oklahoma (6), San Francisco (51), San Jose State, Sonoma State, Southern Methodist (96), Stanford (13), St. Mary's CA (49), UC Davis (83), UNLV (24), USC (15), Utah (64), Washington (74), Wyoming (67).
THE LINEUP: The Huskies are sending the lineup of: junior Carl Yuan at No. 1, sophomore Henry Lee at No. 2, freshman Noah Woolsey at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4 and freshman Jan Schneider at No. 5. Shamu Bodhidatta will join the group and play as an individual.
COACH'S THOUGHTS: "We are excited to compete in The Goodwin this week at TPC Harding Park. We will be going up against some of the best teams in the country, including last year's National Champion. This provides a great opportunity for our team to gain some momentum heading towards the championship segment of our season. Our goal this week is to manage our golf games a little better and to stay disciplined to our game plan throughout the tournament. For us to be successful, we need to have all the players contribute. We have had some strong individual results throughout the spring. and while that is encouraging, it is time to come together as a team and put 3 solid rounds together." – Assistant Coach Thomas Sutton
LAST TIME OUT: Junior Carl Yuan finished tied for eighth overall to lead UW to an eighth-place finish at the The John Hayt Collegiate Invitational concluded Monday at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
The Huskies struggled a bit as a team on Monday, dropping two spots posting a 10-over-par 298 to finish at 12-over 876 (293-285-298). Washington was tied for eighth with Louisville while Auburn held on to win by one shot over North Carolina.
Yuan finished up the tournament with a 3-under 213 (71-69-73), placing tied for eighth in medalist play. The junior started the round with a birdie and was at one-under before a tough double-bogey on his 16th hole of the day. He would finish at 2-over 73.
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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