LA JOLLA, Calif. - The UC San Diego men's golf team continues its fall campaign Sept. 26-27 at the Nick Watney Invitational. Fresno State is hosting the tournament at Kings River Golf & Country Club in California's Central Valley.

The 16-team field features seven Big West schools - Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara.

This will be the first time that the tournament is being held at Kings River.

All action from Kingsburg can be followed with live scoring.

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THE SCHEDULE
• Monday, Sept. 26, 8:30 a.m. (PT) -  Shotgun Start (36 holes)
• Tuesday, Sept. 27, 8:30 a.m. (PT) - Shotgun Start (18 holes)

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THE FORMAT
• 54 holes (three rounds of 18)
• Five players counting four scores for team totals

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THE COURSE
• Kings River Golf & Country Club
• Kingsburg, Calif.
• Par: 71
• Yardage: 6,623
• Rating: 71.7
• Slope: 130

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THE SCHOOLS (16)
(Golfstat ranking as of (9/25/22)
• Cal State Fullerton (161)
• California Baptist (not eligible)
• CSUN (155)
• Fresno State (89)
• Gonzaga (193)
• Grand Canyon (107)
• Long Beach State (77)
• Pacific (171)
• Sacramento State (141)
• Seattle University (136)
• St. Mary's (99)
• UC Irvine (148)
• UC Riverside (245)
• UC San Diego (207)
• UC Santa Barbara (221)
• UT Arlington (112)

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THE FIELD
• Total Players: 93
• Team Players: 80
• Individuals: 13 (Cal State Fullerton 1, California Baptist 1, CSUN 1, Fresno State 3, Long Beach State 1, Pacific 1, Sacramento State 1, St. Mary's 1, UC Riverside 1, UC San Diego 1, UC Santa Barbara 1)

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THE TRITON LINEUP
1. Elliot Bunyaviroch (Sr.)
2. Jerry Wu (Jr.)
3. Kyle Dougherty (So.)
4. Davis McDowell (So.)
5. Nathan Tseng (Fr.)
Individual: Ethan Chen (Sr.)

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THE PAIRINGS
• Rounds 1 and 2

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LAST YEAR AT THE NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL
The Tritons played in this event last season at San Joaquin Country Club and finished 12th of 14 teams. As a freshman, Francis Catalano was UC San Diego's top finisher, placing in a tie for 36th among 84 players. He shot rounds of 79, 72, and 71 to card a 9-over par 222. His even-par 71 in the third round moved him up the leader board 17 positions. The team winner was Cal State Fullerton with a 7-under par 845. Sacramento State's Ethan Davidson was the individual medalist. He had rounds of 72, 66, and 68 for a 206 (-7) to win by three strokes.

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IT'S IN THE HOLE!
Senior Elliot Bunyaviroch nailed a hole-in-one last week during the Ram Masters Invitational in Colorado. With an 8-iron, he aced the par-3, 190-yard second hole in the third round. It was the first hole-in-one of his competitive career.

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TRITON DEBUTS
Kyle Dougherty made his Triton debut last week at the Ram Masters Invitational in Colorado. This week, Nathan Tseng gets his chance as he is in UC San Diego's lineup for the first time in his career. In addition, junior Jerry Wu will be playing for the first time this season in Kingsburg.

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2022-23 UC SAN DIEGO FINISHES
• Ram Masters Invitational: 5th of 15 (282-284-286--852, +12)

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2022-23 TOP TRITON FINISHERS
• Ram Masters Invitational: Elliot Bunyaviroch, tie for 5th of 84 (66-70-70--206, -4)

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2022-23 LOW ROUNDS
• Team: 282, Ram Masters Invitational (1st)
• Player: 66, Elliot Bunyaviroch, Ram Masters Invitational (1st)

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A CHANGE OF SCENERY THAT'S HARD TO BEAT
For the third-consecutive year, the Tritons will host the UC San Diego Invitational in March. The venue for the previous two events was La Costa in Carlsbad. This season, the tournament is moving to the legendary Torrey Pines Golf Course. Located across the street from campus and situated just above the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines hosted the 2021 and 2008 U.S. Open Championships and has been the home of the annual PGA Farmer's Insurance Open since the 1960's. The UC San Diego Invitational will be contested March 27 and 28 on Torrey's North Course.

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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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WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

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UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS LAUNCHES WEEKLY PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter @Tritoncast.

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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 returns to the Bill Cullum Invitational, hosted by CSUN, Oct. 10-11, at the Oaks Club of Valencia in Los Angeles County.

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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.