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Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships
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Washington Heads to LA for Pac-12 Championship
April 21, 2018 | Men's Golf
ROLLING HILLS ESTATE, Calif. --- The University of Washington's men's golf team opens post-season play at the 59th Annual Pac-12 Championships April 23-25 at the Rolling Hills Country Club. USC is hosting the tournament at the Par 71, 7,155 yard course. All 12 conference schools are represented in the tournament field. The Huskies open the tournament on the 10th tee at 8:21 am, paired with Colorado and USC in the six counting five scoring format.
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The Huskies have won the tournament six times including winning back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Last season, Washington finished tied for third with Carl Yuan finishing tied for fourth overall in medalist play.
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THE FIELD (GolfStat Rankings): Arizona (#32), Arizona State (#22), California (#8), Colorado (#46), Oregon (#30), Oregon State (#97), Stanford (#17), UCLA (#28), USC (#23), Utah (#77), Washington (#71), Washington State (#115).
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THE LINEUP: The Huskies' lineup features junior Carl Yuan at No. 1, sophomore Henry Lee at No. 2, freshman Noah Woolsey at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4, freshman Jan Schneider at No. 5 and junior William Mansfield at No. 6.
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LAST TIME OUT: Sophomore Henry Lee posted a second-round 65βthe lowest round by a Husky this seasonβen route to a 13th place finish in medalist play as the Huskies placed 12th at the Western Intercollegiate on Sunday afternoon at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz.
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In their final regular-season competition, the Huskies stayed in the top five through much of the first two rounds. However, things fell apart in the final round as Washington dropped to 12th overall with a score of 32-over 1082 (354-365-372) in the six count five scoring.
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The day started with Washington wrapping up the second round of play which was suspended due to darkness. Lee paced the Huskies with a pair of birdies over the first two holes of the day, but ended with a pair of bogeys. Still, the sophomore carded a 5-under 65 and moved into the top 10 in the tournament field. Lee was unable to lower his score in the final round, finishing with a 3-over 73 to end up at 2-under 203 (70-65-73).
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Freshman Noah Woolsey also posted a final-round 73, finishing at 5-over 215 (70-72-73) and tied for 41st overall. Woolsey started the final round strong with a birdie and sat at 1-under through the first seven holes. But he gave back five strokes over the final 11 holes to finish at 3-over. Β
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 womenβ12 total golfersβare among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup July 6-8 at the Evian Resort Golf Club.
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HUSKIES SIGN FIVE TO NLIs FOR 2018-19 SEASON: Head Coach Alan Murray announced the signing of a five talented golfers to National Letters of Intent, adding Paul Margolis, Nicolas Schellong, Padraic Sim, Β Robert Moran and Ranveer Grewal to the squad in 2018-19.
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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.
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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.
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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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The Huskies have won the tournament six times including winning back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Last season, Washington finished tied for third with Carl Yuan finishing tied for fourth overall in medalist play.
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THE FIELD (GolfStat Rankings): Arizona (#32), Arizona State (#22), California (#8), Colorado (#46), Oregon (#30), Oregon State (#97), Stanford (#17), UCLA (#28), USC (#23), Utah (#77), Washington (#71), Washington State (#115).
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THE LINEUP: The Huskies' lineup features junior Carl Yuan at No. 1, sophomore Henry Lee at No. 2, freshman Noah Woolsey at No. 3, senior Frank Garber at No. 4, freshman Jan Schneider at No. 5 and junior William Mansfield at No. 6.
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LAST TIME OUT: Sophomore Henry Lee posted a second-round 65βthe lowest round by a Husky this seasonβen route to a 13th place finish in medalist play as the Huskies placed 12th at the Western Intercollegiate on Sunday afternoon at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz.
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In their final regular-season competition, the Huskies stayed in the top five through much of the first two rounds. However, things fell apart in the final round as Washington dropped to 12th overall with a score of 32-over 1082 (354-365-372) in the six count five scoring.
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The day started with Washington wrapping up the second round of play which was suspended due to darkness. Lee paced the Huskies with a pair of birdies over the first two holes of the day, but ended with a pair of bogeys. Still, the sophomore carded a 5-under 65 and moved into the top 10 in the tournament field. Lee was unable to lower his score in the final round, finishing with a 3-over 73 to end up at 2-under 203 (70-65-73).
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Freshman Noah Woolsey also posted a final-round 73, finishing at 5-over 215 (70-72-73) and tied for 41st overall. Woolsey started the final round strong with a birdie and sat at 1-under through the first seven holes. But he gave back five strokes over the final 11 holes to finish at 3-over. Β
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 womenβ12 total golfersβare among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup July 6-8 at the Evian Resort Golf Club.
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HUSKIES SIGN FIVE TO NLIs FOR 2018-19 SEASON: Head Coach Alan Murray announced the signing of a five talented golfers to National Letters of Intent, adding Paul Margolis, Nicolas Schellong, Padraic Sim, Β Robert Moran and Ranveer Grewal to the squad in 2018-19.
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- 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.
- Moran, who plays for the Castle Golf Club in Dublin, Ireland, has competed in 11 tournaments this year, finishing in the top 20 in four of those. His best finish was a third-place finish at the East of Ireland 2017 competition, carding a 1-over 289 (71-73-75-70) in June. He also carded a 2-under 208 (70-70-68) in the 21st Faldo Series Grand Final at the Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. He earned a spot in the tournament by winning the Faldo Series Ireland Championship, carding a final round 69 to win by one stroke.
- Grewal, who comes to UW from Ludhiana, India, picked up his first American Junior Golf Association title last year, going wire-to-wire to win the Amino Vital Junior Championship at 6-under 210. It was his seventh AJGA competition and first win. Grewal finished with a final round of 3-under-par 69, featuring four birdies on No. 8 and then again on Nos. 10, 11, and 15 to secure his first AJGA win.
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.
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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.
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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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