SPOKANE, Wash. -
THE EVENT: The Gonzaga University men's golf team will host the 15-team Bandon Dunes Championship March 9-11 at Pacific Dunes Course on the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. This marks the fifth year the Bulldogs have hosted the Bandon Dunes Championship; where they utilize a different course each year.
THE COURSE: Currently there are four courses on site at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald. This year's Bandon Dunes Championship will take place at the Pacific Dunes Course. All four courses are ranked in Golfweek's 2014 Best Resort Courses. This year's course Pacific Dunes is #1, Old MacDonald is #5, Bandon Dunes in #6 and Bandon Trails is #11. Pacific Dunes Course is a Par 71 and 6,603-yards.
THE LOWDOWN: This year's Bandon Dunes Championship field includes 15 teams of five players and nine individuals for a tournament field of 84 players. Play will consist of 54 holes, contested over three days, beginning Sunday, March 9 and ending Tuesday, March 11. Team scoring will consist of counting the four best scores of each five-man team.
THE FIELD: Teams participating in the 2014 Bandon Dunes Championship are: Boston College, University of Colorado, Gonzaga University, University of Missouri, University of Oregon, University of the Pacific, Rice University, Saint Mary's College, San Jose State University, UC Davis, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Utah Valley University, University of Washington, Washington State University and Weber State University.
LIVE SCORING AVAILABLE: Live scoring for the 2014 Bandon Dunes Championship will be available at www.golfstat.com. Results after each day of competition will be posted online at www.gozags.com.
PREVIOUS TEAM CHAMPIONS:
2010 - Notre Dame (317-305-622) - played at Pacific Dunes
2011 - Washington (281-285-305-871) - played at Bandon Dunes
2012 - Long Beach State * (291-287-857) - played at Bandon Trails
2013 - Colorado (291-286-285-862) - played at Old MacDonald Course
*Won scorecard tie breaker vs. Washington
PREVIOUS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS:
2010 - Doug Fortner, Notre Dame (77-73-150)
2011 - Charlie Hughes, Washington (67-68-75-210)
2012 - Chris Williams, Washington (71-67-66*-204)
2013 - Troix Tonkham, Fresno State (70-71-69-210)
*Course record (also set by Kevin Lim of Long Beach State on same day)
GONZAGA'S LINEUP:
1. Sean Walsh
2. James Fahy
3. Erik Krzyzanowski
4. Peter Gullickson
5. Ben DuBois
