Oct. 23, 2005
San Diego -
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The 17th-ranked San Diego State men's golf team will open the Barona Collegiate Cup at the 7,088 yard, 72-par Barona Creek Golf Course, in Lakeside, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 a.m. PDT. The tournament will begin with two, 18-hole rounds on Monday and end with the final 18-holes on Tuesday.
The Aztecs will be represented by two teams at their home tournament. The first team will include Andrew Scott, David Palm, Josh Warthen, Aaron Goldberg and John Gray, while the second team will feature Chris Cole, Chad Moscovic, Jamie Puterbaugh, Jason Puterbaugh and Cory Segall.
SDSU has started off the 2005-06 campaign with an exciting first place finish at the Club Glove Intercollegiate and a second place effort at the Fresno State Lexus Classic two weeks ago.
Although the Aztecs are returning to the familiar greens of Barona Creek, they will have several obstacles to overcome. The first will be a competitive field that features BYU, Louisville, Missouri and Texas Tech, all of whom are currently ranked in the top-50 nationally.
"This tournament will be really good for us," head coach Ryan Donovan said. "We're going to be challenged by several top-tier teams that include teams such as BYU, who won the tournament and individual competition last year. But I definitely expect our team to be in contention for the top spots."
Along with the competitive field, the Aztecs also has focus on trying not getting ahead of themselves in their own home tournament. Donovan noted that the teams' biggest challenge will be to stay in the moment of the game, and not become too relaxed because the tournament is held on a familiar course.
Tournament stats will be posted online at www.goaztecs.com.