Zags Head To Prestigious Brickyard Collegiate Championship
10/3/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
SPOKANE, Wash. -
ON TAP: Fresh off a 10-day break from Tournament play, the Gonzaga University men's golf team returns to action Friday at the seventh annual Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championship at the Brickyard at Riverside in Macon, Ga., hosted by Mercer University. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will tee off at 5:30 a.m. PDT Friday with 18 holes scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS: Fifteen teams will be participating in the Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championship; six of which are ranking in Golfweek's Top 30 programs, while over half the field is ranked among the outlet's top 100-teams. Georgia (3), Georgia Tech (4), Augusta State (13), Virginia Tech (14), Florida State (23) and South Florida (27) are ranked in the Top 30. Rounding out the field are Boston College, Chattanooga, Furman, Georgia State, Gonzaga, Louisville, Princeton and host Mercer. Air Force was originally schedule to compete, but its entry was cancelled due to the government shutdown.
LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available for the Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championship at www.golfstat.com.
GONZAGA'S LINEUP:
1. Sean Carlino (Sophomore)
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate: T58th, 224 (73-78-73)
Kikkor Husky Invitational: 67th, 233 (75-78-80)
Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational: T67th, 234 (84-77-73)
2. Sean Walsh (Sophomore)
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate: T30th, 217 (71-74-72)
Kikkor Husky Invitational: T41st, 222 (75-72-75)
Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational: T69th, 235 (80-80-75)
3. Erik Krzyzanowski (Junior)
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate: T49th, 221 (75-71-75)
Kikkor Husky Invitational: Did not participate
Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational: T61st, 232 (85-74-73)
4. Brendan Connolly (Junior)
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate: T68th, 226 (73-71-82)
Kikkor Husky Invitational: 73rd, 251 (81-88-82)
Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational: Did not participate
5. Peter Gullickson (Senior)
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate: T34th, 218 (70-73-75)
Kikkor Husky Invitational: T28th, 220 (72-78-70)
Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational: T42nd, 228 (79-75-74)
THOUGHTS FROM MEN'S GOLF HEAD COACH ROBERT GRAY …
ON NOT HAVING JUNIOR JAMES FAHY AVAILABLE FOR THE BRICKYARD COLLEGIATE: "Unfortunately, James will not be able to attend this event, as he needs to head back home this weekend for personal reasons. He's had a very good year so far and he's been our best player by 1.5 shots. We'll definitely miss him this week."
ON THE STRONG FIELD AT THE BRICKYARD COLLEGIATE: "With this being another strong field, the guys have to get over the hump and elevate their games. We're a better team than we've shown so far and we have to get better results with the 4 and 5 scores going forward."
ON THE BRICKYARD COLLEGIATE OVERALL: "It's been a couple of years since we've played this course. Only two of the players on this trip have seen the course before, so we won't have the luxury of familiarity. The weather looks to be pretty good and the course is always in great shape. This is a great opportunity to turn things around."
