FRESNO, Calif. — The Fresno State men's golf team will travel up Highway 99 to compete in the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational hosted by Pacific, Oct. 16-17. The invitational will be held at the Par-71, 7,278 Reserve at Spanos Park.
TOURNEY TIME
The 17-team field includes Cal Baptist, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Loyola Marymount, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, Seattle, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Utah, Utah Tech, Utah Valley and Washington State.
THE SCHEDULE
Monday, Oct. 16 – 18 holes, start at 7:30 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Oct. 17 – 18 holes, start at 7:30 a.m. PT
Wednesday, Oct. 18 - 18 holes, start at 7:30 a.m. PT
THE LINEUP
Matthew Sutherland
Matthew Manganello
Ryan Firpo
Joseph Lloyd
Mason Benbrook
Idv. Andrew Lee
LAST TIME OUT
Tying his career-low round with a 64, Matthew Sutherland tied for fourth at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational at the Meadow Club. The senior moved up eight spots on the leaderboard in the final round with a bogey-free 7-under par.
Sutherland finished with a 14-under par 199, the lowest score of his career. The Bulldogs placed ninth at 20-under par.
MANGANELLO'S MONSTER ROUND
Senior Matthew Manganello had a career-low round at the Nick Watney Invitational recording a 9-under 62, tying the program record for lowest round vs. par. He had seven birdies and one eagle in the third round.
Manganello finished the tournament with a team-best 10-under 203, tying his career-low. He finished sixth overall in the tournament.
IT WAS A SUTHERLAND SUMMER
Matthew Sutherland had an eventful summer bringing some hardware back to the Valley. The senior won the Sacramento City Amateur and the 99th California State Fair Amateur.
Sutherland qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the second consecutive year, where he became the first Bulldog to advance to the final 16 since 2009.