UCLA to Compete at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational

LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men’s golf team plays its third fall tournament at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational in Alpharetta, Ga. this week, beginning Friday, Oct. 13.
 
The three-day, 54-hole stroke play event runs through Sunday, Oct. 15. Live scoring is available at this link. The field features 14 teams, including six who competed at the 2023 NCAA Championships and 12 in NCAA Regionals.
 
UCLA Lineup: Luke Powell, Omar Morales, Kyle An, Pablo Ereño and Mason Greene.
 
The Field: Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, East Tennessee State (11), Georgia Tech (12, host), Northwestern, Pepperdine, Southern California, Tennessee (5), Texas A&M (21), UCLA, Virginia (25), Wake Forest, Washington (7).
 
Weather Report: Cloudy with chance of rain on Friday. Temperatures fluctuate in the 70s on Friday and Saturday while Sunday has a high of 63 degrees.
 
Par and Yardage: Par 72, 7,092 yards.
 
History at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational
The Bruins have been regular participants at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. UCLA, who began competing in the second rendition of the event in 2007, will be making its 15th appearance.
 
UCLA has secured one team victory in the event’s 16-year history in 2011 and finished runner-up three times. Two Bruins have earned medalist honors: Eddy Lai (2019) and Erik Flores (2009).
 
Last Time Out
Powell won his first collegiate medal in just his second tournament as a Bruin at 17-under 199 at the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 3. His performance earned him Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Week honors on Tuesday.
 
UCLA finished third as a team at 20-under 843.
 
Powell’s 17-under (64-67-68) is the second lowest 54-hole score in relation to par in program history. His total score of 199 is tied for the third lowest 54-hole score in program history and was the lowest by a Bruin in 11 years since Pontus Widegren’s 18-under 198 at the 2012 Cal State San Marcos Fall Invitational.
 
Morales, who competed as an individual, recorded his third career top 10 finish, tying for fifth at 5-under 211. Morales shot back-to-back 69s to begin the tournament. An and Ereño finished in the top 20. An tied for 11th at 3-under for the best finish of his collegiate career with three steady rounds of 70-72-71.
 
Freshman Phenom
Powell has had a dominant start to his…