Air Force Golfers Head to Sycuan Collegiate Invitational
10/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 17, 2008
The Air Force golf team is back in action Oct. 20-21 at the second-annual Sycuan Collegiate Invitational, hosted by San Diego State. The tournament will take place at the par-72, 6,687-yard Willow Glen Golf Course at Sycuan Resort. The 54-hole tournament is slated to begin with two rounds on Monday and the final round on Tuesday. Both days will begin with a 7:30 a.m. (PT) shotgun start.
Last Time Out...
Last week, Air Force finished 12th at the Wolf Pack Classic, hosted by Nevada. The Falcons fired a three-round total of 883 (+19).
Leading the way for Air Force for the fourth-straight tournament was junior Tom Whitney, who tied for 10th individually at 213 (-3). It marked Whitney's third top-10 finish of the season.
The Field...
Nineteen teams are slated to compete in this year's tournament, including four teams from the Mountain West Conference. The full list follows, with Golfweek/Sagarin ratings in parentheses: Air Force (122), Arkansas State (108), Army, Colorado State (27), Denver (73), Fresno State (85), George Mason, Hawaii, Idaho (91), Loyola Marymount (130), San Diego (96), San Diego State (34), San Jose State (99), UC Riverside (186), UC Santa Barbara (86), UTEP (141), Wichita State (82), Wyoming (185) and Yale (163).
In the Conference Rankings...
Junior Tom Whitney is currently ranked in the top 10 of the Mountain West Conference for lowest stroke average this season. Whitney is fifth in the league with a stroke average of 71.50.
Meanwhile, Air Force rates sixth in the MWC with a team stroke average of 294.67.
Air Force in the Record Books...
In its first two tournaments of the season, Air Force has made entries into the school's record books with its performance. The Falcons' team score of 859 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate ranks as the third-lowest tournament score (54 holes) in school history. Meanwhile, Air Force's total of 872 at the Falcon Invitational ranks 11th in the record book.
Junior Tom Whitney and sophomore Kyle Bailey each added their names to the individual record books after the Ron Moore Intercollegiate, ranking tied for third for lowest tournament score at 207. Whitney also posted a score of 212 at the Falcon Invitational, ranking 22nd in the individual record books.
Whitney now owns five of the 20 lowest individual scores in Air Force history, tying with 2007 graduate Tyler Goulding, who also has five. Whitney has also fired a 214 or lower in a 54-hole tournament 10 times (Goulding did so 13 times).
Up Next...
The Falcons wrap up the fall season Oct. 27-28 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, hosted by New Mexico State.
