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USF Men's Golf Set to Compete in the 2009 Alister MacKenzie Invitational
Oct. 11, 2009
(San Francisco) - USF men's golf is set to compete in its third tournament of the 2009 Fall season when it competes in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, hosted by Cal at the Meadow Club. The event begins Monday, October 12 with 36 holes with final round action on Tuesday on the par-71 course playing at 6,686 yards.
TOURNAMENT FIELD: Fifteen teams will compete at the 2009 Alister MacKenzie Invitational. San Diego State returns after winning the last MacKenzie in 2007, joining Cal, which has won three of the past six (2003, '05 and '06); 2004 winner Oregon State; 2002 winner Fresno State; Colorado, Colorado State, Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Irvine, Washington State and Wisconsin.
ABOUT THE ALISTER MACKENZIE INVITATIONAL: The Alister MacKenzie Invitational, hosted by the University of California, takes at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif. Two rounds begin with a shotgun start on Monday followed by a final round on Tuesday, weather permitting. The course, at par-71 and 6,686 yards, was designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie. Live scoring will be available at Golfstat.com with recaps each evening at USFDons.com. Fans can access the live scoring feature via the events menu on USFDons.com.
ABOUT THE MEADOW CLUB: Designed in 1927 by Dr. Alister MacKenzie, a Scottish surgeon and world-renowned course architect, the Meadow Club is located in the North Bay's Marin County, high above the town of Fairfax, near the Pacific Ocean. It has hosted 19 satellite fundraising events for Cal Men's Golf beginning in 1989. Meadow Club has also hosted the 2008 Pac-10 Men's Golf Championship (hosted by Cal), the 2001 US Open qualifying, the 1997 NorCal PGA Section Championship and the 1990 NCGA Junior Championship. Meadow Club is the oldest of the seven MacKenzie courses in the U.S. - the others are Cypress Point (1928), Valley Club (1928), Pasatiempo (1929), Green Hills (1929), Claremont (1929) and Crystal Downs (1933), the last being the only U.S. course he designed outside of California (Michigan).
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE DONS: USF posted a 12th place finish at the 2009 Fighting Irish Gridiron Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, IN. Senior Chris Cunningham led the Dons at 11-over 221 (73, 73, 75) and tied for 21st place. Sophomore Ji Hwan Park also posted a top-25 finish, sharing 24th place at 222 (74, 73, 75), while senior Jesse Galvon tied for 28th at 223 (72, 76, 75).































