UW Meets Media In Advance Of PING/Golf Week Invitational

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BREMERTON, Wash. - On Monday, Gold Mountain Golf Complex played host to media day in advance of the PING/Golf Week Invitational to be hosted by the University of Washington on Sunday, Sept. 26 and Monday, Sept. 27.

UW head coach Matt Thurmond, volunteer assistant coach Scott Alexander and the entire men's team were in front of the media contingent answering questions about last season, their expectations for 2009-10 and the upcoming tournament which features some of the top teams from around the nation.

In addition, the UW team, currently ranked No. 2 in Golfweek's preseason rankings, was between 36 holes for the day and used the noon press conference as a short break. They played 18 in the morning and were teeing off for another 18 after lunch. The later round was their last of five over the past week being used to determine the lineup for the upcoming weekend. Every player has an equal opportunity to crack the starting squad and it can be expected that at least one (and maybe all three) of the freshman will be playing.

The fact that freshmen are expected to crack the lineup should attest to the strength of the Huskies this season. The Huskies return all their top players from their squad that finished in the top five at the NCAA's last season, including three All-Americans. The addition of the freshmen and the maturation of the upperclassmen should make the Huskies not only one of the most talented squads in the nation, but one of the deepest.

When asked whether this team is the best he's ever had in his nine years at Washington, Thurmond responded without hesitation, "No doubt."

Perhaps the biggest reason for the confident answer from Thurmond is the return of Nick Taylor. The All-American had a very busy summer that included an impressive showing at the U.S. Open, a runner-up finish at the U.S. Publinx and a victory at the Sahalee Championship.

Taylor will have plenty of star power around him this weekend, including his own All-American teammates Richard Lee and Darren Wallace. The Huskies will share the stage with defending NCAA Champion Matt Hill of North Carolina State and others among Golfweek's preseason top 10: No. 2 Morgan Hoffmann of Oklahoma State, No. 4 Bud Cauley of Alabama, No. 6 Peter Uihlein of Oklahoma State, No. 8 John Peterson of LSU and No. 10 Cameron Peck, a freshman at Texas A&M out of Olympia, Wash.

In addition, of Golfweek's preseason top-10 teams, five will challenge the 7,152-yard, par-72 Olympic Course at Gold Mountain. Leading the way is No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 5 Arizona State and No. 9 Alabama. Also in the 15-team field are No. 12 Louisiana State, No. 14 Texas Christian, No. 16 USC, No. 23 Colorado State, No. 26 North Carolina State and No. 29 UNLV.

The field of 15 teams will have a practice round on Saturday and then play two rounds on Sunday, followed by the final on Monday. Live scoring from Golfstat.com, tee time pairings (not available quite yet), and more information can be found on GoHuskies.com's tournament central page.

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