Monday, March 22
La Costa Champions Course - Carlsbad, Calif.
7:30 AM
UC Irvine
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UC San Diego Invitational
Photo by: Robert Huskey
UCI Travels South for UC San Diego Invitational
March 19, 2021 | Men's Golf
UC San Diego Invitational
Dates: March 22-23 (Monday-Tuesday)
Time: 7:30 a.m. (PDT)
Location: La Costa Champions Course - Carlsbad, Calif.
Par/Yardage: Par 72 - 7,151 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team is back in action next Monday and Tuesday as it makes its way south for the UC San Diego Invitational, March 22-23.
The two-day tournament will be held at the par-72, 7,151-yard La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif. Thirty-six holes are scheduled for Monday, while the final round will be contested on Tuesday with a 7:30 a.m. start on both days. The Anteaters are part of a field that also features CSUN, Southern Utah, UC Santa Barbara, Utah State and host UC San Diego. San Diego State and UC Davis also have individuals entered in the tournament.
UCI's 5-count-4 lineup includes Jonathan Kang, Henry Fitzhugh, Matt Gunson, Nathan Irwin and Darien Zhao. Kolbe Irei will be competing as an individual.
LAST TIME OUT
UC Irvine was last in action, March 1-2, at the Sacramento State Invitational. The Anteaters tied for sixth with a 54-hole season-best 876. Nathan Irwin was UCI's top finisher as he tied for 16th. Irwin carded a personal collegiate-best 216 (72-71-73) for his first career top-20 showing. Henry Fitzhugh fired a season-best 2-under 70 in the final round to move up 15 spots into a tie for 21st (217). Jonathan Kang also tied for 30th with a total of 219, and Matt Gunson tied for 68th (227).
NEWS & NOTES
• The Tritons are hosting the first annual UC San Diego Invitational in their first year as an NCAA Division I member.
• This marks the Anteaters' fourth tournament of the 2021 season.
• They were last in action at the Sacramento State Invitational, March 1-2, where they carded a season-best 876.
• The 'Eaters opened the campaign by co-hosting the OC Collegiate Classic, Feb. 8-9, at Coto de Caza.
• It is the third year in a row they started the spring season on one of their home courses.
• Graduate student Jonathan Kang is back after the NCAA granted an extra year to the 2020 spring sport seniors.
• Since the start of the shortened 2019-20 campaign, Kang has registered a 73.26 average through nine tournaments.
• During that stretch, he has finished at or below par in 11 of 27 rounds played with three sub-70 scores.
• Kang has seven career top-10 finishes including at each of the last two Big West Championships.
• In 2021, he finished sixth at the OC Collegiate Classic and leads the team with a 74.11 season average.
• Freshman Henry Fitzhugh has made an immediate impact, ranking second on the squad in scoring average (74.22).
• Fitzhugh had a top-20 performance competing as an individual in his collegiate debut at the OC Collegiate Classic.
• He has been part of UC Irvine's team lineup ever since and recorded a season-best 1-over 217 two weeks ago.
• Junior Matt Gunson is also among the top-three on the team with a 74.67 average.
• Gunson was the conference's top freshman at the 2019 Big West Championships where he came in 10th.
• Junior Nathan Irwin is coming off his best collegiate outing at the Sac State Invitational where he tied for 16th.
• Irwin carded an even-par 216 for his first career top-20 performance. He now sits at a 75.78 season average.
• Junior Ethan Han also notched his first career top-10 finish at the season-opening OC Collegiate Classic.
• Han came in fourth with a personal collegiate-best 216 (E). He started the year with back-to-back rounds of 71 (-1).
• The 'Eaters have three true freshmen on their roster in Fitzhugh, Kolbe Irei and Darien Zhao.
• Fitzhugh will be playing in his fourth tournament this weekend, while Irei and Zhao are both set for their third outing.
• All three made their collegiate debuts at the Orange County Collegiate Classic.
• Over the summer, Ethan Han and Jonathan Kang competed in the 109th California Amateur Championship.
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will make its way to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, April 5-6.
Dates: March 22-23 (Monday-Tuesday)
Time: 7:30 a.m. (PDT)
Location: La Costa Champions Course - Carlsbad, Calif.
Par/Yardage: Par 72 - 7,151 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's golf team is back in action next Monday and Tuesday as it makes its way south for the UC San Diego Invitational, March 22-23.
The two-day tournament will be held at the par-72, 7,151-yard La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif. Thirty-six holes are scheduled for Monday, while the final round will be contested on Tuesday with a 7:30 a.m. start on both days. The Anteaters are part of a field that also features CSUN, Southern Utah, UC Santa Barbara, Utah State and host UC San Diego. San Diego State and UC Davis also have individuals entered in the tournament.
UCI's 5-count-4 lineup includes Jonathan Kang, Henry Fitzhugh, Matt Gunson, Nathan Irwin and Darien Zhao. Kolbe Irei will be competing as an individual.
LAST TIME OUT
UC Irvine was last in action, March 1-2, at the Sacramento State Invitational. The Anteaters tied for sixth with a 54-hole season-best 876. Nathan Irwin was UCI's top finisher as he tied for 16th. Irwin carded a personal collegiate-best 216 (72-71-73) for his first career top-20 showing. Henry Fitzhugh fired a season-best 2-under 70 in the final round to move up 15 spots into a tie for 21st (217). Jonathan Kang also tied for 30th with a total of 219, and Matt Gunson tied for 68th (227).
NEWS & NOTES
• The Tritons are hosting the first annual UC San Diego Invitational in their first year as an NCAA Division I member.
• This marks the Anteaters' fourth tournament of the 2021 season.
• They were last in action at the Sacramento State Invitational, March 1-2, where they carded a season-best 876.
• The 'Eaters opened the campaign by co-hosting the OC Collegiate Classic, Feb. 8-9, at Coto de Caza.
• It is the third year in a row they started the spring season on one of their home courses.
• Graduate student Jonathan Kang is back after the NCAA granted an extra year to the 2020 spring sport seniors.
• Since the start of the shortened 2019-20 campaign, Kang has registered a 73.26 average through nine tournaments.
• During that stretch, he has finished at or below par in 11 of 27 rounds played with three sub-70 scores.
• Kang has seven career top-10 finishes including at each of the last two Big West Championships.
• In 2021, he finished sixth at the OC Collegiate Classic and leads the team with a 74.11 season average.
• Freshman Henry Fitzhugh has made an immediate impact, ranking second on the squad in scoring average (74.22).
• Fitzhugh had a top-20 performance competing as an individual in his collegiate debut at the OC Collegiate Classic.
• He has been part of UC Irvine's team lineup ever since and recorded a season-best 1-over 217 two weeks ago.
• Junior Matt Gunson is also among the top-three on the team with a 74.67 average.
• Gunson was the conference's top freshman at the 2019 Big West Championships where he came in 10th.
• Junior Nathan Irwin is coming off his best collegiate outing at the Sac State Invitational where he tied for 16th.
• Irwin carded an even-par 216 for his first career top-20 performance. He now sits at a 75.78 season average.
• Junior Ethan Han also notched his first career top-10 finish at the season-opening OC Collegiate Classic.
• Han came in fourth with a personal collegiate-best 216 (E). He started the year with back-to-back rounds of 71 (-1).
• The 'Eaters have three true freshmen on their roster in Fitzhugh, Kolbe Irei and Darien Zhao.
• Fitzhugh will be playing in his fourth tournament this weekend, while Irei and Zhao are both set for their third outing.
• All three made their collegiate debuts at the Orange County Collegiate Classic.
• Over the summer, Ethan Han and Jonathan Kang competed in the 109th California Amateur Championship.
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will make its way to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, April 5-6.
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