Long Beach State University Athletics
Men's Golf Heads To Vegas For Jackrabbit Invitational
3/9/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
2016-17 LONG BEACH STATE MEN'S GOLF
Tournament No. 8
at Jackrabbit Invitational
Hosted by South Dakota State & Hawai'i
Mar. 10-11, 2017 Siena Golf Club (Par-72, 6,843-yards)
Las Vegas, Nev.
SCHEDULE
Friday, Mar. 10 - First & Second Rounds, 7:30 a.m. (PT) shotgun start
Saturday, Mar. 11 - Final Round, 8:00 a.m. (PT) shotgun start
FIRST TEE
The Long Beach State men's golf team returns to action, traveling to Las Vegas for the Jackrabbit Invitational hosted by South Dakota State and Hawai'i. The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Friday (Mar. 10) with first and second round action beginning at 7:30 a.m. (PT), followed by the final 18 holes concluding on Saturday (Mar. 11) at 8 a.m. (PT). Both days will begin with a shotgun start. All three rounds will take place at the par-72, 6,843-yard Siena Golf Club.
JACKRABBIT FIELD
LBSU will be among an 11-team field at this year's Jackrabbit Invitational as the 49ers will compete with Creighton, Cal State Fullerton, Hawai'i, North Dakota State, South Dakota, Southern Utah, UNLV, Utah State and Weber State. 49ERS' STARTING FIVE Joe Fryer, Kymer Li, Andres Gonzalez, Hunter Reed and Patrick Pockels will represent the Beach at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
WE'RE LIVE
Live scoring of all three rounds will be provided on Golfstat.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The 49ers are coming off from a fifth-place tie at the LBSU-hosted 21st Del Walker Intercollegiate last week at Virginia Country Club. The Beach tied with UC Santa Barbara with a three-round score of 35-over-par 875. Redshirt sophomore Joe Fryer led the way for the 'Niners, tying for 12th at 5-over 215.
NINERS OPEN SPRING SEASON IN UTAH
LBSU finished in third-place finish at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational in St. George, Utah. LBSU completed the two-day, 36-hole tournament at 2-under 574, finishing five shots behind second-place Utah State (-7) and 14 strokes behind team champion Utah Valley (-16). Freshman Kymer Li, competing as an individual, finished runner-up at 7-under 13, just one stroke behind first-place.
LBSU OPENS SPRING SEASON WITH TOURNAMENT WIN
The 49ers opened the spring season at the Folino Invitational in Industry, Calif., as the Beach took home both the team and individual titles. LBSU won by two-shots with an 8-over 827 over second-place UC Santa Barbara (+10) and redshirt sophomore Joe Fryer captured individual medalist by five strokes with a 7-under 209, recording his first career tournament win.
49ERS CLOSE OUT FALL SEASON IN HAWAI'I
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.
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 Tuesday, Mar. 14, traveling to Dallas, Texas, for the three-day Bob Sitton Invitational at TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas Golf Course.
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