Long Beach State University Athletics
Men's Golf Opens Spring Season At Folino Invitational
1/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
2016-17 LONG BEACH STATE MEN'S GOLF
Tournament No. 5
at Folino Invitational
Hosted by Cal State Fullerton
Jan. 30-31, 2017
Industry Hills Golf Club - Eisenhowser Course (Par-71, 7,211-yards)
City of Industry, Calif.
SCHEDULE
Monday, Jan. 30 - First & Second Rounds, 7:30 a.m. (PT) shotgun start
Tuesday, Jan. 31 - Final Round, 7:30 a.m. (PT) shotgun start
FIRST TEE
The Long Beach State men's golf team opens the spring season at the Folino Invitational hosted by Cal State Fullerton. The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Monday (Jan. 30) with first and second round action, followed by the final 18 holes concluding on Tuesday (Jan. 31). All three rounds will be contested at the par-72, 7,211-yard Eisenhowser Course at Industry Hills Golf Club. Both days will begin with a 7:30 a.m. (PT) shotgun start.
FOLINO FIELD
LBSU will be among a 10-team field at this year's Folino Invitational. The 49ers will go up against Boise State, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, La Verne, University of British Columbia, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara.
49ERS STARTING FIVE
Patrick Pockels, Joe Fryer, Andres Gonzalez, Agostino Milazzo and Hunter Reed will represent LBSU at the Folino Invitational.
LIVE PLAY
All three rounds of the Folino Invitational will be on Golfstat.com.
LAST YEAR IN INDUSTRY
The 49ers finished in second-place at last year's 10-team Folino Invitational at Industry Hills Golf Club. LBSU posted a three-round score of 22-over-par 886, finishing 12 shots behind team champion Samford (+22). Former 49er Daniel Chian captured individual medalist with an 8-under 208, winning by seven strokes over Sam Gillis of UC Riverside.
LAST TIME OUT
LBSU closed out the fall season with a 16th place finish at the 24-team Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic at the Ka'anapali Golf Course in Oahu. The 49ers recorded a three-round score of 16-over 868. Andres Gonzalez was the top player for the Beach, tying for 10th with an 8-under 205.
PAUL GOYDOS WINS CHARLES SCHWAB CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
Former LBSU men's golfer Paul Goydos captured the Charles Schwab Cup Championship back on Nov. 13 at the Desert Mountain Club Cochise Course. Goydos held off Bernhard Langer of Germany by two strokes to finish the season-ending tournament at 15-under-par 195. This was Goydos' fifth win overall on the PGA Champions Tour and second tournament victory this season after capturing the Dick's Sporting Goods Open by two shots in Endicott, N.Y. He won twice on the PGA Tour and shot a 59 in the 2010 John Deere Classic. Goydos will close out the PGA Champions Tour season in third in the Schwab Cup Points. The Charles Schwab Cup is a season-long, earnings-based competition launched in 2001 to determine the PGA Tour Champions' top player.
49ERS HOST 21ST DEL WALKER INTERCOLLEGIATE
LBSU will host the 21st edition of the Del Walker Intercollegiate at Virginia Country Club in Long Beach. The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Monday, Feb. 27.
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS UP THE COAST
The 2017 Big West Conference Men's Golf Championship will head up the central coast to Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara. The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Monday, May 1. The winning team of the league championship receives the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
FOLLOW THE 49ERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow the Long Beach State men's golf team on several social media outlets. Facebook (Long Beach State Men's Golf), Twitter (@LBSUMensGolf) and Instagram (longbeachstategolf).
COMING ATTRACTIONS
The 49ers return to action on Monday, Feb. 13 for the two-day, 54-hole Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational at Sunbrook Country Club in St. George, Utah.
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