Bears Begin Fall Slate At The Tindall

Daniel Heo is one of three Golden Bear returnees in Cal’s season-opening lineup at The Tindall.

MGOLF9/21/2024 11:38 AM | By: Cal Athletics

Michael Wilson Era Gets Underway In Washington Next Week

BERKELEY – The Michael Wilson era of California men’s golf gets underway Monday when the Golden Bears tee off at The Tindall at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish, Washington. Cal’s 2024-25 season debut will start with 36 holes played on Monday, followed by 18 on Tuesday.

The Bears will tee off at 8 a.m. PT Monday on holes 9-13 in a shotgun start. Third-round tee times on Tuesday will be determined after the first 36 holes of play.

 

Five Bears – three returners and two newcomers – will represent Cal in the 14-team field, which features a trio of ranked foes and six more that are receiving votes in Friday’s Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll.

 

TOURNAMENT INFO

• Dates: Sept. 23-24, 2024
• Format: 54 holes (36-18, Monday-Tuesday); 5-count-4
• Location: Sammamish, Washington | Aldarra Golf Club
• Course Details: Par 71 | Yardage: 7,016
• Host: Washington
• Live Scoring: Golfstat

THE FIELD (14)
Washington, No. 13 Arizona, Cal, Nevada, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, No. 25 Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s, Seattle U, San Diego State, South Carolina, UCLA, No. 24 Utah
 
OFF THE TEE
1. Charlie Berridge
2. Daniel Heo
3. Wenliang Xie
4. Kuangyu (Tony) Chen
5. Matthew Miyamoto
 
LEADING THE CHARGE
The Bears will play for the first time under Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Men’s Golf Michael Wilson, who was hired to the position on July 22. Wilson, a 2007 alumnus and key member of Cal’s 2004 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship team, returned to Berkeley most recently following two successful seasons at the helm of Colorado State’s program (2022-24), having led the Rams to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances and a 2023 NCAA Championship berth. He’s entering his eighth season as a Division I head coach.
 
LINEUP GLANCE
Returnees Charlie Berridge, Daniel Heo and Kuangyu (Tony) Chen are in the season-opening lineup for Cal, along with a pair of newcomers in graduate transfer Wenliang Xie and freshman Matthew Miyamoto. Berridge, a senior, averaged 73.00 strokes per round across six events last season and twice finished inside the top 25. Heo enters his junior year with a…