Jan. 29, 2010

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State gets back on the course on Monday at the prestigious Ping Arizona Intercollegiate at the Arizona National Club in Tucson, Ariz.

The field is terrific, including defending NCAA champion Texas A&M and three other teams currently in the Top 15: No. 2 Florida, No. 6 Arizona and No. 15 UNLV.

Head coach Mike Watney is eager to take his team to Arizona, calling this the best team he's ever taken to this tournament. That's high praise because the Bulldogs won this event in 2002, shooting 4-under par as a team. Former Bulldog and PGA star Nick Watney finished second and Chad Spencer placed seventh in the 20-team field that year.

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The Bulldog lineup: Bhavik Patel, Adam Barkow, Grant Doverspike, Mike Gideon, Bryan Hogan

The Course and Set-up
Course: Arizona National Golf Club
Yardage: 6,785 Yards
Par: 71
Format: Monday and Tuesday: 8 a.m. PT (Shotgun for 36 holes on Monday)

2010 Field: (Arizona, Cal, Florida, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Coloardo, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Texas-San Antonio, UNLV, UTEP)

Looking Ahead
This begins a busy three-week stretch for the Dogs, who have trips to San Diego and Honolulu coming up in back-to-back weeks, playing the University of San Diego Invitational at the Farms Golf Club followed by the John Burns Intercollegiate at the Leilehua Golf Course.

Fall Recap
With three Top 5 finishes to start the season, the Fresno State men's golf team is off to a great start. The Dogs were ranked as high as No. 33 in the GolfStat head to head rankings in the fall. It's was a complete team effort with several Dogs posting low scores this season, five different players posting rounds of 68 or better. A key to Fresno State's success has been the ability to hit greens. The Dogs rank fourth in the nation in greens in regulation percentage, .711. Bryan Hogan ranks eighth nationally (.778) in hitting greens.

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