SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga men's golf team begins their spring golf season at The Joust hosted by California Baptist University Monday and Tuesday.
The two-day tournament will be played at the Goose Creek Golf Course, and open with 36 holes on Monday, followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday. The course will play as a par-70 for all three rounds, with day one measuring out to 6,839 yards and day two coming to 6,728 yards. The Lancers will welcome 16 teams to their first-ever NCAA Division I tournament.
The Joust will be a tournament like no other, as three champions will be crowned after the round on Feb. 25. An individual medalist will be awarded, a team champion will be awarded, and then an All-Five Team Champion will be crowned. Most tournaments allow five golfers to compete, with only four counting scores going towards the team score. The third champion will have to count all five player scores to see who will be crowned the All-Five Team Champion.
The tournament will feature a 13-team field, while three teams will send a combined six individuals.
Gonzaga, Idaho, Sacramento State, Cal Poly, Dixie State, Fraser Valley, La Verne, North Dakota State, Omaha, Pacific (CA), Seattle, and Utah Valley will make the up 13 teams competing for the team champion and the All-Five Team Champion. Pepperdine is sending one individual, Loyola Marymount is sending two players, and UCLA will have three players teeing up as individuals.
The Zags wrapped up their fall slate with a 15
th place team finish at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic on Nov. 3.
Matthew Ruel led GU with a 25
th place finish at six-under (207).
The Joust begins at 8 a.m. Monday. Live scoring via Golfstat will be available on GoZags.com.
Gonzaga's lineup
- Grant Johnson
- Matthew Ruel
- Zach Stocker
- Brentt Salas
- Chris Mogg
Ind.
Holden Backes
