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Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase tees off Monday at Riviera
Will Zalatoris
Will Zalatoris

By Brentley Romine, Golfweek
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (Feb. 14, 2016) -- The Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase is back for another year, and this time it will feature the world's top-ranked golfer.

Jordan Spieth will team up with Texas junior Beau Hossler in the Feb. 15 event at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., that will pair 14 college golfers with PGA Tour pros who are alums from their respective schools. The teams will also include two amateur boosters each.

The pro and two boosters will compete in a best-ball format for the Collegiate Showcase title and a $50,000 donation to their school's golf program. The college players will play their own ball, with the medalist earning a spot in the Northern Trust Open, to be played Feb. 18-21.

Wake Forest sophomore Will Zalatoris won the inaugural event a year ago with a score of 4-under 67 before shooting 76-71 to miss the cut in his first Tour start. He is back to defend his title.

“I’m flat out excited to be back,” Zalatoris said. “It is one of my favorite days all year. ... Whoever goes the lowest that Monday will play one of the best golf courses in the world with some of the best players in the world. It was a wonderful opportunity on many levels last year, and I'll be playing to do it again."

Here is the full field (PGA Tour pro listed first):

Arizona: Jim Furyk, George Cunningham
Arizona State: Paul Casey, Max Rottluff
Baylor: Jimmy Walker, Nick Thornton
Georgia: Hudson Swafford, Lee McCoy
Illinois: TBD, Charlie Danielson
Kentucky: J.B. Holmes, Tyler McDaniel
Northwestern: Luke Donald, Dylan Wu
Texas: Jordan Spieth, Beau Hossler
Texas A&M: Bronson Burgoon, Adria Arnaud
UCLA: Kevin Chappell, Jonathan Garrick
UNLV: Charley Hoffman, TBD
USC: Jamie Lovemark, TBD
Wake Forest: Kyle Reifers, Will Zalatoris
Washington: Nick Taylor, Jonathan Sanders


ABOUT THE Genesis Invitational Collegiate Showcase

The Genesis Invitational Collegiate Showcase was founded in 2015. It is a chance for collegiate players to play with PGA Tour alumni from their respective schools. Two simultaneous competitions take place:

In the individual competition, the collegiate players will play their own ball to record an 18-hole score. When the Collegiate Showcase was founded, the winner experienced the excitement of playing in the Genesis Invitational that same week at Riviera. With the status of the Geneisis Invitational changed to "elevated" the showcase changed to awarding a playing spot in the Genesis Scottish Open, a co-sanctioned PGA TOUR & DP World Tour event played in July.

In the team competition, the professional and the two amateurs (playing at a specified percentage of their most current and verified handicap) will team up to play a best ball format (one-ball). The low Professional and Amateurs team will take home the Champions Trophy for their school and a nice check going to their university's golf program.

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