USC Men’s Golf At Stanford For Pac-12 Championship

Men’s Golf | April 27, 2023

The USC men’s golf team, with a trio of medalist honors to its credit this season, is set for the 2023 Pac-12 Championship, Friday through Sunday (April 28-30), at the Stanford (Calif.) G.C.

2023 Pac-12 Championships Information

The 2022 Pac-12 Championships, in its traditional six play, five count format, kicks off Friday with 36 holes with pairings beginning at 7 a.m. and a second round slated for a 12:30 p.m. start. Saturday’s third round starts at 10 a.m. and the final round Sunday starts at 7:30 a.m.

USC is paired with Washington and California on Friday, their first group off at 7:30 a.m. Results will be available at Golfstat.com.

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.

USC HISTORY AT THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Trojans have won a conference-best 20 Pac-12 titles, most recently winning the 2018 crown – its first since 2011 — while hosting at Rolling Hills C.C. Justin Suh claimed the Trojans’ first individual crown since the same year – both he and the Trojans winning by four strokes. The Trojan squad won at 31-under 1389 (347-340-351-351) while Suh won his USC record fifth title of the season at 16-under 268 (68-64-65-71) … At the 2022 Pac-12 Championships, USC finished seventh.

USC’s previous two wins were a 2011 playoff win and a dominating 36-stroke win in 2007. USC came close in 2008 to back-to-back wins (like they did in 2001 and 2002), but fell in a playoff to ASU … USC finished third in 2012 and tied for third in 2017. Troy claimed the crown 15 times between 1962 and 1986 … USC boasts 22 individual champions including Suh in 2018 as well current PGA player Martin Trainer in 2011, who outlasted Oregon State’s Alex Moore during a seven-hole playoff for the win. Jamie Lovemark won in 2007, which ended a drought that dated back to Sam Randolph’s tie for first in 1983 … USC has also earned nine Pac-12 Golfer of the Year honors, including Suh in 2018 and its previous winner, Matt Giles in 2009, as well as Lovemark’s 2007 distinction and Kevin Stadler’s in 2002 … Sherman Finger’s three wins in 1964-65-66 are tied for the Pac-12’s most individual conference titles (with ASU’s Paul…