Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational
Dates: Oct. 25-27, 2018 (Thursday-Saturday)
Location: Stockton Country Club - Stockton, Calif.
Par/Yardage: Par 71 - 6,480 yards
Host: Pacific
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com

UC Irvine Notes (PDF)

IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team concludes the fall season with a trip to the Central Valley for the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational, Oct. 25-27. The 54-hole tournament will take place at the par-71, 6,480-yard Stockton Country Club. One round will be contested each day with tee times starting at 8 a.m.
 
The Anteaters are part of a 16-team field that features BYU, Cal Baptist, CSUN, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Nevada, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, San Jose State, South Dakota, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and host Pacific. Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.com.

STORYLINES
• UCI's 5-count-4 lineup consists of Ramiz Jamal, Anthony Truong, Matt Gunson, Chris Casey and Jonathan Kang.
• This is the third time in the last four years UC Irvine will be participating in the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational.
• Junior Ramiz Jamal led the 'Eaters in their first two tournaments and ranks first on the squad with a 71.67 average.
• He notched his first collegiate top-10 finish at the Nick Watney Invitational where he was eighth at 5-under 211.
• Junior transfer Anthony Truong is second on the team with a 72.50 scoring average.
• UC Irvine won the program's eighth Big West championship in 2018, which is tops among all active league members.
• The Anteaters lost five seniors to graduation following the 2017-18 campaign, but have reloaded with six new players.
• UCI will host a tournament for the first time since 2016, opening the spring season with the Anteater Invitational.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• UC Irvine tied for 10th with a 54-hole team total of 886 (306-295-285) at the Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 15-16.
• The Anteaters' 285 was their best round of the young season.
• Ramiz Jamal was the team's top finisher with a 219 (73-73-73), which put him in a tie for 29th.
• Jamal led the tournament field in Par 3 scoring and tied a team high with 12 birdies.
• Anthony Truong had UCI's low round with a 68 over the final 18, catapulting him up 24 spots into a tie for 34th (220).
• Freshman Matt Gunson also finished strong with a season-low 71 (-1) in the third round.
 
MEET THE NEWCOMERS
• Anthony Truong is a junior transfer from Arizona State where he competed in nine tournaments.
• Truong had a low collegiate round of 66 at the 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational.
• Junior Chris Casey played two seasons at Orange Coast College.
• Casey helped the Pirates to a conference title and a third-place finish at the CCCAA State Championships in 2018.
• Freshman Matt Gunson was a three-time CIF Southern Divisional qualifier at Beckman High School.
• Freshmen Nathan Irwin and Parker Lestz were teammates at Loyola High School.
• They were both members of the team that claimed the 2017 CIF title and won multiple league championships.
• Freshman Ethan Han was a three-time league MVP at Brea Olinda High School.
 
BIG WEST FLASHBACK
• The 'Eaters, who were seeded seventh, pulled off an epic upset by claiming the 2018 Big West title.
• They put together their three best rounds of the year to edge No. 1 seed UC Davis at 12-under 852 (284-285-283).
• Jonathan Kang finished fifth at the 2018 conference championship with a season-best 4-under 212 (69-71-72).
• Kang was recognized for his performance as he received All-Big West honorable mention distinction.
• Ramiz Jamal also tied for 11th at even-par 216 (71-75-70).
 
UP NEXT
• UCI will have a few months to prepare for the spring season which starts with the Anteater Invitational, Feb. 11-12.