LIVE SCORING: 69th Western Intercollegiate gets underway Saturday
(Photo by Rob Babcock)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Most Pac-12 teams will get their final tune-up before their conference championship at the Western Intercollegiate, beginning Saturday at the historic Alister MacKenzie-designed Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Before heading to Pullman, Wash. at the end of April for the Pac-12 Championship, eight teams from the conference will descend upon the always-difficult par-70 course for San Jose State's host event.
Of the eight Pac-12 teams, seven of which are inside Golfweek's Top-25 rankings, Arizona State will be the team to beat as the Sun Devils are coming off their fifth win of the Spring. Joining ASU from their conference are Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington.
Teams outside of the Pac-12 that are sure to contend this weekend are Texas (ranked third in the nation) as well as San Diego State and host San Jose State.
The host Spartans will be led by their standout junior Cody Blick, who has consistently been the top-finisher for his team all season, including a ninth-place finish last week at The Goodwin in Palo Alto.
ABOUT THE
Western Intercollegiate
54-hole men's college tournament hosted by
San Jose State University. “The Western” is
one
of the most highly recognized national
collegiate
tournaments, conducted since 1946
Pasatiempo
Golf Club; a historic venue where a player’s
talent
is always well-tested. Pasatiempo perennially
ranks among the best by all of the major golf
publications.
The format is slightly different than most college
events. Six-player teams take the best five scores
each round to determine the team score.
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