Men’s Golf | February 15, 2023
The USC men’s golf team, with a pair of medalist honors to its credit in the fall, continues early Spring play this week in our nation’s 50th state at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate at the Ocean Course Hokuala in Lihu’e, Kaua’i, Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 16-18).
The Trojans, in their third year under Head Coach J.T. Higgins and assistant coach Matt Walton, opened the 2022-23 season with a second at the Husky Invitational while sophomore Jackson Rivera took first, complemented by senior Jack Boulger’s win at the adjacent Husky Individual Invitational.
Tournament Information
The annual 18-team tournament hosted by Hawai’i also includes Arizona, Brigham Young, California, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, New Mexico, Nevada, Saint Mary’s, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, Utah, UTEP, UNC Wilmington and Washington State.
Play begins Thursday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. HT. Results are available at Golfstat.
USC’s starting lineup will feature senior Jack Boulger, junior Krando Nishiba, sophomores Jackson Rivera and Gavin Aurilia and freshman Mahanth Chirravuri while senior Parker Sisk will be playing as an individual.
USC won the event in 1986.
SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
Sophomore Jackson Rivera won the Husky Invitational by four strokes while senior Jack Boulger won the Husky Individual Invitational by six — both the first titles of their collegiate careers — while the USC men’s team finished second at the Gold Mountain G.C. in Bremerton, Wash., to kick off the 2022-23 season. USC combined for a three-round 7-over 871 (293-281-297), finishing three strokes back of first-place Washington State and two ahead of third-place and host Washington.
Rivera never wavered during the final round and maintained at least a two-stroke lead throughout Tuesday and finished at 8-under 208 (67-70-71), closing with a birdie on 18. Rivera, who posted a pair of sixth-place finishes and a 10th as a freshman, has four top 10s in his past five starts. Boulger won going away on Gold Mountain’s Cascade Course at 12-under 201 (68-67-66), posting his best three rounds in Cardinal and Gold.
Freshman Mahanth Chirravuri led USC at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a tie for 20th at 6-over. Chirravuri and Rivera topped USC at the Ben…
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