Men’s Golf | October 19, 2022
The USC men’s golf team, with a pair of medalist honors to its credit this young season, is back for its fourth event of the fall as it plays in the Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate, Friday through Sunday (Oct. 21-23), at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga.
The Trojans, in their third year under Head Coach J.T. Higgins and assistant coach Matt Walton, opened the 2022-23 season with a second at the Husky Invitational while sophomore Jackson Rivera took first, complemented by senior Jack Boulger’s win at the adjacent Husky Individual Invitational.
The 13-team field in the Peach state this week includes host No. 13 Georgia Tech, USC as well as No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Virginia, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 10 Tennessee, No. 11 Alabama, No. 20 Pepperdine, No. 27 Wake Forest, Washington, Duke, East Tennessee State and Clemson.
Play on the par 72, 7,017-yard course will begin off holes 1 and 10 with groups starting at 9 a.m. ET on Friday and Saturday and at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Live results will be available at golfstat.com.
USC’s starting lineup will feature senior Jack Boulger, junior Krando Nishiba, sophomores Jackson Rivera and Gavin Aurilia and freshman Mahanth Chirravuri.
USC has won the event twice, most recently in 2018 when the Trojans captured a one-stroke win at 22-under while Justin Suh earned medalist honors at 14-under. USC also won it in 2008 at par with Jamie Lovemark tying with Rickie Fowler for second at 7-under.
SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
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. Rivera, who posted a pair of sixth-place finishes and a 10th as a freshman, has four top 10s in his past five starts. Boulger won going away on Gold Mountain’s Cascade Course at…
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