This Week in WAC Men's Golf - Feb. 11
This Week in WAC Men's Golf - Feb. 11
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UVU'S LYSEN NAMED TICKETSMARTER MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Utah Valley's Gabe Lysen has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for Feb. 3 through Feb. 9.
Lysen, a graduate student from Kirkland, Wash., led the WAC in scoring average through the first tournaments of the season. At the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational in St. George, he was below par in all three rounds, tying for seventh with a 7-under-par 209. His best round came in the first round, shooting a 4-under-par 68 to lead things off. He followed that up with a 2-under-par 70 and a 1-under-par 71 in the final round secured him the top-10 finish. As a team, the Wolverines finished second out of 12 teams.
Other men's nominees: Dixie State's Aman Uddin finished with 16 birdies to tie for 17th at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational, shooting a 2-under-par 214 … Grand Canyon's Marcus Sundolf led the Lopes at their first tournament of the season, tying for 16th with a 7-over-par 223 at the Orange County Collegiate Classic.
ON THE TEE
The 2020-21 season is finally underway with six of eight schools having played in a tournament this season. A seventh will open up the year this weekend as UT Rio Grande Valley heads to Louisiana for the LaTour Intercollegiate. NM State will be the first team to participate in its second tournament, taking part in the All-American Intercollegiate in Humble, Texas.
BY THE NUMBERS
With three rounds in the books, UVU's Gabe Lysen has the early stroke lead at 69.7 per round. Teammate Brady McKinlay is second at 70.0 and Seattle U's Jack Rahon is third at 70.3 strokes per round. As a team, UVU has the top average at 279.3, followed by Dixie State at 285.7 and Seattle U at 286.7.
IT'S BIGGER IN TEXAS (AND UTAH)
On Jan. 14, the WAC announced the addition of five new schools in the upcoming years. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin and Southern Utah were all offered and accepted membership invitations. With the addition, the WAC will have six schools in Texas, more than any other conference in the country, and three schools in Utah, also a national best. The four Texas schools will join the league on July 1, 2021 and Southern Utah will follow 365 days later, officially joining the WAC on July 1, 2022.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED IN NEVADA
The 2021 WAC Men's Golf Championship will be played at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev. Made up of three nine-hole courses, the course is considered by many to be one of the top municipal golf courses in the country. Scenic vistas, cool creeks, colorful wildflowers, and smooth beach bunkers add to the lure of this unique golf course.