Spring Break
Men's golf heads to Pebble Beach
No. 12 ranked OSU men's golf team gears up for another tournament after short break
John Daly
Issue date: 11/10/09 Section: Sports
By John Daly
The Daily Barometer
After opening the season with wins in two of three events, the No. 12 Oregon State men's golf team aims to keep the heat turned up to maximum today as the gang of sharpshooters tees up at the Saint Mary's College Invitational in Pebble Beach, Calif.
The Beavers enjoyed a rare three week break between today's tournament and last month's Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, and hope to keep their NCAA competitors worried with yet another strong performance in the Golden State today and Tuesday.
Saint Mary's College hosts the event at the heavily-accoladed Poppy Hills Golf Course, a 6,857 yard, par-72 professional venue. The 54-hole tournament will be played in only two days, necessitating a 36-hole opening day followed by the final 18.
The Beavers are the highest-ranked team in the field at No. 12, and only No. 33 Fresno State is ranked in Golfstat's top-50. The additional 13 teams represent schools from across the country, and OSU is the lone representative of the Pac-10 conference.
Given the extra time to prepare, and the team's propensity to be in contention for the win every time in 2009, head coach Brian Watts is confident about his talented team's chances both at Pebble Beach today and in the postseason later in May.
"I can remember a few years ago we started the season by winning two of the first three tournaments, but I have been saying all along that this team is definitely the deepest in talent that we have ever had," Watts said. "We are working on the right things and getting better every day. I think these guys are going to be right where they need to be at the end of the spring season."
The Beavers hope that today's Saint Mary's College Invitational will bear similar results to the team's last event, the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, an event that saw both a team title and an individual title go to OSU. The team battled with the University of Tennessee throughout the duration of the event, shooting nearly identical scores with the heavily-favored host team. The Beavers finished in a tie for first place.
The Daily Barometer
After opening the season with wins in two of three events, the No. 12 Oregon State men's golf team aims to keep the heat turned up to maximum today as the gang of sharpshooters tees up at the Saint Mary's College Invitational in Pebble Beach, Calif.
The Beavers enjoyed a rare three week break between today's tournament and last month's Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, and hope to keep their NCAA competitors worried with yet another strong performance in the Golden State today and Tuesday.
Saint Mary's College hosts the event at the heavily-accoladed Poppy Hills Golf Course, a 6,857 yard, par-72 professional venue. The 54-hole tournament will be played in only two days, necessitating a 36-hole opening day followed by the final 18.
The Beavers are the highest-ranked team in the field at No. 12, and only No. 33 Fresno State is ranked in Golfstat's top-50. The additional 13 teams represent schools from across the country, and OSU is the lone representative of the Pac-10 conference.
Given the extra time to prepare, and the team's propensity to be in contention for the win every time in 2009, head coach Brian Watts is confident about his talented team's chances both at Pebble Beach today and in the postseason later in May.
"I can remember a few years ago we started the season by winning two of the first three tournaments, but I have been saying all along that this team is definitely the deepest in talent that we have ever had," Watts said. "We are working on the right things and getting better every day. I think these guys are going to be right where they need to be at the end of the spring season."
The Beavers hope that today's Saint Mary's College Invitational will bear similar results to the team's last event, the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, an event that saw both a team title and an individual title go to OSU. The team battled with the University of Tennessee throughout the duration of the event, shooting nearly identical scores with the heavily-favored host team. The Beavers finished in a tie for first place.
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