The University of California San Diego men's golf team opens its fall season Monday at Colorado State University's Ram Masters Invitational. The Tritons are one of 16 teams in the field.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be played at the Fort Collins Country Club. Rounds one and two take place Monday and the event concludes Tuesday with round three.
It will be the first fall season for UC San Diego as an NCAA Division I team and a member of the Big West Conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tritons did not start competing until the spring of 2021.
Host Colorado State has won the past six Ram Masters Invitational tournaments.
All action from Fort Collins can be followed with
live scoring.
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WHAT HEAD COACH FRED HANOVER HAS TO SAY
We had the most competitive qualifying I've ever experienced as a coach. Anyone that shot worse than 3-under par did not make the team for this tournament.
We have a much-improved team and that will show up in tournament play this season. There's a great mix of experienced college players like Ryan (Vaughan), Jared (Gross), and Elliot (Bunyaviroch), along with less-experienced players like Jerry (Wu) and our super freshman Francis (Catalano).
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THE SCHEDULE
• Monday, Sept. 20, 7 a.m. PT: Rounds 1 and 2 (shotgun start)
• Tuesday, Sept. 21, 7 a.m. PT: Round 3 (tee times)
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THE COURSE
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Fort Collins Country Club in Fort Collins, Colo.
• Par 70
• 7,234 yards
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THE TEAMS
Golfstat national rankings listed
• No. 232 Air Force
• No. 78 Colorado (individuals only)
• No. 88 Colorado State
• No. 199 Creighton
• No. 148 CSU Fullerton
• No. 143 Grand Canyon
• No. 112 Illinois State
• No. 212 Northern Colorado
• No. 254 Northern Iowa
• No. 158 Pacific
• No. 154 Sacramento State
• No. 231 South Dakota
• No. 219 UC San Diego
• No. 128 Utah State
• No. 153 Utah Valley
• No. 115 Wichita State
• No. 125 Wyoming
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THE FIELD
• 89 golfers
• 80 team players
• 9 individuals (Air Force 2, Colorado 2, Creighton 1, Wyoming 4)
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LIVE SCORING
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https://csura.ms/2021RamMastersScoring
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THE TRITON LINEUP
1.
Ryan Vaughan (Sr.)
2.
Elliot Bunyaviroch (Jr.)
3.
Jerry Wu (So.)
4.
Francis Catalano (Fr.)
5.
Jared Gross (Sr.)
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2021 UC SAN DIEGO FINISHES
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St. Mark Invitational: 1st of 3 (857, +5)
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UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate: 7th of 10 (888, +24)
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UC San Diego Invitational: 6th of 6 (925, +61)
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The Joust: tie for 13th of 14 (910, +70)
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Orange County Collegiate Classic: 7th of 7 (938, +74)
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2021 TOP TRITON FINISHERS
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St. Mark Invitational:
Jared Gross,
Ryan Vaughan, tie for 2nd of 17 (211, -2)
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UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate:
Akira Isayama, 17th of 57 (218, +2)
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UC San Diego Invitational:
Ryan Vaughan, tie for 6th of 43 (222, +6)
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The Joust:
Blake Iwaisako, tie for 41st of 85 (226, +16)
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Orange County Collegiate Classic:
Jerry Wu, tie for 26th of 47 (230, +14)
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2021 LOW ROUNDS
Team: 275,
St. Mark Invitational (1st)
Player: 66,
Jared Gross and
Ryan Vaughan,
St. Mark Invitational (1st)
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ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program has begun a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
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GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO GOLF
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through Twitter and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdmgolf.
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UC SAN DIEGO AND COVID-19
UC San Diego's nationally renowned Return to Learn program was created to return to in-person teaching, learning, conducting pioneering research and serving our communities in the safest way possible. The program has three adaptive pillars that are central to our strategy to resume on-campus activity: risk mitigation, viral detection, and intervention. For the latest information on UC San Diego and COVID-19, please visit the University's
Return to Learn site.
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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the
Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!
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GEAR HERE!
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons
here.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego plays in two more tournaments after returning from Colorado - Sept. 27-28 at the Fresno State Invitational in Fresno (San Joaquin CC) and Oct. 11-12 at the Bill Cullum Invitational in Valencia (Valencia Oaks).
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
