CEDAR CITY, UTAH -- The SUU Men's Golf team is heading to La Jolla, California, for the UC San Diego Invitational, which is held at the historic Torrey Pines Golf Club. The Thunderbirds are coming off a quality showing last time out at the Jackrabbit Invitational.

Head Coach Richard Church said

"It's always a privilege to compete at a golf course like this. It will be a good challenge and something that I will expect the team to handle. You have to play smart golf and be patient."

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Tournament Details

What: The UC San Diego Invitational hosted by UC San Diego

When: March 22-24

Where: Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. The course is a par 72 that plays 7,258 yards.

Who: Air Force, Bucknell, CSU Northridge, California Baptist*, Creighton, DePaul, Drexel, Eastern Washington, Holy Cross, Loyola Marymount, Oklahoma Christian, Prairie View A&M, San Diego, Southern Utah*, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Weber State
*- WAC Member

Format: Each team will play 18 holes on all three days. Five players will play on each team lineup, with the top four scores counting towards the overall team score.

Live Scoring: Scoreboard

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The Thunderbirds

The Lineup

1. Uy Doan
2. Braylon Bingham
3. Charlie Gillespie
4. Jing-Cheng (Jarell) Wang
5. Luke Barnes
IND. Sky Moon

Last time out at the Jackrabbits Invitational

The Thunderbirds were led by Braylon Bingham and Uy Doan, who both finished tied for eighth place with totals of 214 (-2). Bingham opened the tournament with a strong 68 (-4) that included five birdies, and added a 70 (-2) in the final round, while Doan carded rounds of 69, 75, and 70 to match the top-10 finish. Doan and Bingham combined for 22 birdies for the Thunderbirds.

Charlie Gillespie also delivered a solid performance for Southern Utah, finishing tied for 15th at 215 (-1) after posting rounds of 69, 74, and 72. Gillespie used 10 birdies to push himself to a top-20 finish.

Luke Barnes competed as an individual for SUU and finished with a three-round total of 230 (+14).

Southern Utah's opening-round 287 marked the team's best round of the tournament as the Thunderbirds competed against a competitive field at Boulder Creek Golf Club. The strong individual performances from Bingham, Doan, and Gillespie highlighted SUU's week as the team continues its spring schedule.

Doan and Bingham have each played every round for the Thunderbirds, and they lead the team with 72.7 and 73.4 scoring averages, respectively.

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