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Western Intercollegiate On Tap Next For USC Men’s Golf

Western Intercollegiate On Tap Next For USC Men's Golf


Men’s Golf | April 07, 2023

The USC men’s golf team, with a trio of medalist honors to its credit this season, will complete the regular season at the Western Intercollegiate, Monday through Wednesday (April 10-12) at the Pasatiempo G.C. in Santa Cruz., Calif.

Tournament Information

The San Jose State-hosted event includes Arizona, BYU, California, Colorado State, Hawaii, Oregon, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, UC Irvine, UNLV, USC and Washington.

Tee times for Monday and Tuesday will start at 8:46 a.m. and run through 1:22  p.m. and will  begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

Golf Channel will provide daily live coverage between 4-7 p.m. PT Monday and Tuesday and between 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Results are available at Golfstat.

USC, which was 11th last season, has won the event seven times, most recently in 2017 when All-American Justin Suh took medalist honors, one of four Trojans to capture the individual title in the tournament’s history.

USC’s starting lineup in the six-play, five-count format will feature seniors Jack Boulger and Parker Sisk, junior Krando Nishiba, sophomores Jackson Rivera and Gavin Aurilia and freshman Mahanth Chirravuri.

SEASON SUMMARY

The Trojans, in their third year under Head Coach J.T. Higgins and assistant coach Matt Walton, posted a pair of medalist performances in their first weekend and just notched their third win recently.

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. 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.

On March 18, Rivera earned co-champion honors at the Arizona N.I.T. at Tucson Omni National at 13-under 203 (69-67-67), tying for first with Wildcat Zach Pollo. For…

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