THIS WEEK: The WSU men's golf team is rerouting to Maricopa, Arizona to compete in the Wyoming Southern Dunes Invitational, October 14-15. The team was originally scheduled to participate in the Paintbrush Invitational earlier this week, but snow led to the cancellation of the tournament.
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THE COURSE: The invitational will take place at the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona and is a par 72. Rounds 1 and 2 will be played on Saturday, kicking off with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Round 3 will begin Sunday at 7:30 a.m. as well. Â
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THE FIELD: Participating teams include host Wyoming, Air Force, Boise State, Cal Poly, Idaho, Loyola Marymount, Sam Houston State, Utah Valley, Western Kentucky, Arizona, Arizona State, and Washington State.
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REPRESENTING WASHINGTON STATE: Competing for the Cougars will be seniorsÂ
Derek Bayley andÂ
Brian Mogg, juniorÂ
AJ Armstrong, and sophomoresÂ
Daniel Kolar andÂ
Nicklaus Chiam.
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LAST TIME ON THE GREEN: The Cougars finished in 13
th place in the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 22-23. JuniorÂ
Grant Cole had the best score for WSU, tying for 40
th overall with a 225(+9). SeniorÂ
Brian Mogg and juniorÂ
AJ Armstrong shared a final score of 226(+10), and tied for 45
th place.
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COACHING STAFF: The men's golf team is led by second-year head coachÂ
Dustin White, a WSU alum who golfed for the Cougars from 1999-2003…assisting White isÂ
Chris Gilbert, a second-year assistant coach with four years of collegiate and three years professional golfing experience.
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RESULTS: Live results will be posted on golfstat.com. Full recaps from each day of competition will be posted on wsucougars.com at the end of each round.
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