Colorado State University Athletics
Men's golf preview: CSU tees off at NIT Wednesday
3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 15, 2010
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By Jeff Black
Athletic Media Relations
Next on the tee
The Colorado State men’s golf team, ranked 32nd in the nation in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin performance index, tees off in Tucscon, Ariz., on Wednesday and Thursday at the National Invitational Tournament hosted by the University of Arizona. The tournament consists of 54 holes, 36 of which will be played on Wednesday, with the final 18 being played on Thursday. Live scoring for the competition will be available on golfstat.com.
The course
The tournament is held at the Omni Tucson National Golf Club. The par-72, 7,094-yard course is located in Tucson, Ariz. Several of the Rams have ample experience on this course, including Riley Arp, Dustin Morris, Bryce Hanstad and Sean McNamara, who claimed the Mountain West title there two years ago.
The field
Eleven teams comprise the field at the NIT this year. The Rams are among three Mountain West schools competing. The field is comprised of No. 43 Arizona, Purdue, Tulsa, No. 38 Baylor, No. 24 SMU, Wyoming, No. 4 Texas, Arizona “B”, No. 45 New Mexico and No. 19 Texas Tech.
Rams lineup
The five golfers representing the Rams at the NIT will be Morris, Hanstad, Arp, Zahkai Brown and Ryan Peterson. Peterson gets the nod after his strong showing in California last month. He has the fifth-lowest stroke average (71.44) in the MWC, while Arp has the third lowest.
Last time out
CSU finished seventh st the Battle at the Beach, amid some of the toughest competition it will face all year. Led by Ryan Peterson, CSU shot a team total of 1,076. Peterson finished the tournament with a 207, his career-low at the collegiate level. Claiming the top spot was host No. 15 UCLA with a 10-under-par, three-round total.
