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Sampson Zheng returns to the island of Kauai as the reigning individual medalist at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate.
No. 21 Cal Primed For 3-Day Tournament On Island Of Kauai
LIHUE, Hawaii – Nine Golden Bears will represent the California men’s golf team this week at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, hosted by the University of Hawaii at Ocean Course Hokuala on the island of Kauai. The three-day event will take place Thursday through Saturday with 18 holes played each day starting at 8:30 a.m. HST/10:30 a.m. PST.
Cal enters its second tournament of the new calendar year ranked 21st nationally (Clippd) following a ninth-place finish at the Southwestern Invitational in Westlake Village on Jan. 29-31. The Golden Bears have had plenty of success at the Burns Intercollegiate with five team titles – all coming in as many years from 2011-15 – and six individual medalists, most recently including Sampson Zheng in 2023 and Aaron Du in 2022.
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Dates: Feb. 15-17, 2024
- Format: 54 holes (18-18-18, Thursday-Friday-Saturday); 5-count-4
- Location: Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii| Ocean Course Hokuala
- Course Info: Par 72 | 7,156 Yards
- Host: Hawaii
- Live Scoring: SMART Golf
THE FIELD (20)
Hawaii (Host), Arizona, BYU, California, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Georgia Southern, Little Rock, Long Beach State, New Mexico, Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, San Francisco, Texas A&M, UC Santa Barbara, UNLV, USC, Utah, UTEP, Washington State
OFF THE TEE
1. Sampson Zheng
2. Aaron Du
3. Tony Chen
4. Ethan Fang
5. Nathan Wang
Individuals: Charlie Berridge, Eric Lee, Costas Panay, Jeewon Park
CHIP SHOTS
- Cal’s five team titles at the Burns Intercollegiate are the second most in tournament history. Its six individual medalists are tied for the most with New Mexico.
- Sampson Zheng, who will play as Cal’s No. 1 this week, is a reigning co-medalist at the Burns Intercollegiate. He shared medalist honors with Texas A&M’s Sam Bennett – who has since turned pro – after carding an 18-under-par 198 (65-68-65). Zheng’s 18-under score in relation to par set a Cal program record and was tied for the third-lowest in Pac-12 Conference history.
- Aaron Du claimed his first collegiate title at the Burns Intercollegiate…
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