Fresno State Men's Golf - Tournament #8
Tournament: The Goodwin Presented by Palo Alto Networks
Format: Stroke play/18 holes/5-count-4 (18/Thursday, 18/Friday, 18/Saturday)
Host: Stanford
Dates: March 30-April 1 (Thurs.-Sat.)
Golf Course: TPC Harding Park (Par 70– 6,939)
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Fresno State Lineup
Matthew Sutherland
Matthew Manganello
Joseph Lloyd
Jake Aberle
Jake Bettencourt
Team (28)
Host: Stanford
BYU
Cal
Cal Poly
Colorado
Florida Atlantic
Fresno State
Georgia Tech
Howard
Lipscomb
Little Rock
Mercer
Nevada
Northern Illinois
Oklahoma
Oregon
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose State
Santa Clara
SMU
Saint Mary's
UC Davis
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State
Schedule of Events
Thursday – 18 holes, 8 a.m. PT
Friday – 18 holes, 1:05 p.m. PT
Saturday – 18 holes, TBA
Notes
Fresno State heads to the prestigious TPC Harding Park this week to compete at The Goodwin Presented by Palo Alto Networks. It is one of the strongest fields assembled this year with 18 teams of 28 teams ranking in the Golfstat Top 100. All but three are in the Top 150. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 79, 15th-highest in the field.
The Bulldogs' top performance of the fall came at the Nick Watney Invitational, shooting 22-under par (277-279-274—830) during the two-day event.
Matthew Manganello has won two of the last four tournaments Fresno State has competed in, the last coming last week at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. He is the first Bulldog to earn multiple individual medalist honors in the same season since Nick Watney in 2002.
Closing out the fall, Manganello earned the program's 31st individual tournament win for the program during the last 25 years, shooting a 7-under 206 at the Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Club.
Manganello has claimed Mountain West Golfer of the Week or Golfer of the Month three times this season. The junior has been under par in 17 of the 20 rounds he has played this year.
Matthew Sutherland has earned Top 10 finishes in four tournaments this season following a ninth-place finish at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. His first three came during the fall, finishing with an 11-under par at the Nick Watney Invitational (4th) a 9-under par at the Wolf Pack Classic (4th) and then a 8-under par at the Stockton Invitational (5th).
Manganello is ranked No. 53 in the nation according to GolfStat while Sutherland is No. 132.
In his first tournament as a Bulldog, Utah transfer Joseph Lloyd finished two spots back of Sutherland. The sophomore was consistent, shooting in the 60s each round while posting an 8-under par 205 (69-68-68). Lloyd earned his second Top 15 finish in Palm Desert, Calif.
Lloyd added a third at Bandon Dunes, finishing tied for fifth at even-par. Later in the week he earned MW Golfer of the Week honors.
The year's roster is a mix of four returners (Jake Bettencourt, Andrew Lee, Matthew Manganello, Matthew Sutherland), two transfers (Joseph Lloyd, Ryan Mendez) and two true freshmen (Jake Aberle, Jaden Hunter).
Youth is something the Bulldogs have plenty of with no seniors on the roster. Lee, Manganello and Sutherland are the oldest 'Dogs but still have two seasons to play.
Bettencourt and Sutherland entered the year having competed in this past summer's U.S. Amateur.