Monday, March 4
Valley Hi Country Club - Elk Grove, CA
8:30 AM PT
UC Irvine
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Sacramento State Invitational
Men's Golf Prepares for Sacramento State Invitational
March 02, 2019 | Men's Golf
Sacramento State Invitational
Dates: March 4-5, 2019 (Monday-Tuesday)
Time: 8:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Valley Hi Country Club - Elk Grove, Calif.
Par/Yardage: Par 72 - 7,010 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
UC Irvine Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team is back in action at the Sacramento State Invitational in Elk Grove, Calif., March 4-5.
The two-day tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,010-yard Valley Hi Country Club. Thirty-six holes are scheduled for Monday, while the final 18 are slated for Tuesday. Both days will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
The Anteaters are part of a 15-team field that includes British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Omaha, Pacific, Seattle U, Sierra Nevada College, UC Santa Barbara, Weber State and host Sacramento State.
STORYLINES
• UCI's 5-count-4 lineup is comprised of Ramiz Jamal, Jonathan Kang, Anthony Truong, Chris Casey and Nathan Irwin.
• The 'Eaters finished third out of 12 teams at last year's Sacramento State Invitational.
• They were one stroke behind Grand Canyon and Long Beach State, who tied for first.
• Ramiz Jamal is tops on the team with a 73.23 scoring average.
• His best outing so far came in the fall where he tied for eighth at the Nick Watney Invite with a 211 (-5).
• Anthony Truong (73.40) added a top-20 showing at the same tournament, carding a 1-under 215.
• Truong and Jamal have each recorded a season-best round of 68 this year.
• Jonathan Kang claimed runner-up honors at the spring season-opening Anteater Invitational.
• Kang matched his personal best with a 69 in the final round to finish at 4-under 212.
• 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.
HOT HAND
• Junior Jonathan Kang has placed among the top-15 twice this year.
• He posted a career-best second-place finish at the Anteater Invitational, Feb. 11-12.
• The Santa Clarita native matched his career best with a 69 through the final 18 holes to come in at 4-under 212.
• Over his last three tournaments, Kang has five rounds below par with three of those being sub-70 scores.
• At the Visit Stockton Pacific Invite, he carded back-to-back rounds of 69 and finished with a career-best 5-under 208.
PERFECT SHOT
• Junior Ramiz Jamal recorded his first collegiate hole-in-one in the second round of the Anteater Invitational on Feb. 11.
• Jamal's ace came on the par-3, 202-yard 12th hole at Big Canyon Country Club.
• This is the second year in a row an 'Eater carded a hole-in-one.
• Recent graduate David Kim accomplished the feat at the 2018 John A. Burns Intercollegiate.
LAST TIME OUT
• UC Irvine came in 18th in a loaded John Burns Intercollegiate field that featured seven teams ranked among the top-50.
• Ramiz Jamal led the way as he tied for 22nd at 3-under 213 (71-72-70)
• Anthony Truong also tied for 35th with a 54-hole score of 215 (76-69-70).
BIG WEST FLASHBACK
• The 'Eaters pulled off an epic upset last year by claiming the Big West title as the seventh seed.
• Jonathan Kang finished fifth at the 2018 conference championships 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.
UP NEXT
• UC Irvine will take a two-week break before returning to the links for the Cal Poly Match Play tournament, March 25-26.
Dates: March 4-5, 2019 (Monday-Tuesday)
Time: 8:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Valley Hi Country Club - Elk Grove, Calif.
Par/Yardage: Par 72 - 7,010 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
UC Irvine Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team is back in action at the Sacramento State Invitational in Elk Grove, Calif., March 4-5.
The two-day tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,010-yard Valley Hi Country Club. Thirty-six holes are scheduled for Monday, while the final 18 are slated for Tuesday. Both days will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
The Anteaters are part of a 15-team field that includes British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Omaha, Pacific, Seattle U, Sierra Nevada College, UC Santa Barbara, Weber State and host Sacramento State.
STORYLINES
• UCI's 5-count-4 lineup is comprised of Ramiz Jamal, Jonathan Kang, Anthony Truong, Chris Casey and Nathan Irwin.
• The 'Eaters finished third out of 12 teams at last year's Sacramento State Invitational.
• They were one stroke behind Grand Canyon and Long Beach State, who tied for first.
• Ramiz Jamal is tops on the team with a 73.23 scoring average.
• His best outing so far came in the fall where he tied for eighth at the Nick Watney Invite with a 211 (-5).
• Anthony Truong (73.40) added a top-20 showing at the same tournament, carding a 1-under 215.
• Truong and Jamal have each recorded a season-best round of 68 this year.
• Jonathan Kang claimed runner-up honors at the spring season-opening Anteater Invitational.
• Kang matched his personal best with a 69 in the final round to finish at 4-under 212.
• 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.
HOT HAND
• Junior Jonathan Kang has placed among the top-15 twice this year.
• He posted a career-best second-place finish at the Anteater Invitational, Feb. 11-12.
• The Santa Clarita native matched his career best with a 69 through the final 18 holes to come in at 4-under 212.
• Over his last three tournaments, Kang has five rounds below par with three of those being sub-70 scores.
• At the Visit Stockton Pacific Invite, he carded back-to-back rounds of 69 and finished with a career-best 5-under 208.
PERFECT SHOT
• Junior Ramiz Jamal recorded his first collegiate hole-in-one in the second round of the Anteater Invitational on Feb. 11.
• Jamal's ace came on the par-3, 202-yard 12th hole at Big Canyon Country Club.
• This is the second year in a row an 'Eater carded a hole-in-one.
• Recent graduate David Kim accomplished the feat at the 2018 John A. Burns Intercollegiate.
LAST TIME OUT
• UC Irvine came in 18th in a loaded John Burns Intercollegiate field that featured seven teams ranked among the top-50.
• Ramiz Jamal led the way as he tied for 22nd at 3-under 213 (71-72-70)
• Anthony Truong also tied for 35th with a 54-hole score of 215 (76-69-70).
BIG WEST FLASHBACK
• The 'Eaters pulled off an epic upset last year by claiming the Big West title as the seventh seed.
• Jonathan Kang finished fifth at the 2018 conference championships 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.
UP NEXT
• UC Irvine will take a two-week break before returning to the links for the Cal Poly Match Play tournament, March 25-26.
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