ST. GEORGE—The Utah Valley University men's golf team will open its 2021 spring season at the 2021 Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational, Feb. 6-8, at Sunbrook Golf Club in St. George, Utah.
 
The tournament will mark the first time the Wolverines have played in an event since the team competed in the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate on March 3, 2020. The remainder of last season's spring campaign, along with its fall season, was canceled due to COVID-19.
 
"After this long of a break, our guys are ready to get after it," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Curran. "This event has treated us well in the past and we hope to continue that this week."
 
The tournament will take place Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at the par-72, 6,900-yard Sunbrook Golf Club in St. George. The golfers will play three 18-hole rounds, weather permitting. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. each day.
 
There will be 12 teams competing in the tournament, including Air Force, Dixie State, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, Oral Roberts, Sacramento State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Southern Utah, Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, and Weber State.
 
The Wolverines have won the tournament three times in the last five years. UVU won the team title in 2016, 2017, and 2018. UVU has won the individual title two times (JT Timmons, 2016/Aaron Yeates, 2018).
 
Competing for UVU this week will be Gabe Lysen, Zane Loveland, Kai Iguchi, Brady McKinlay, Joseph Glenn, Caden Weber, and Aaron Yeates.
 
There will be no live scoring for the tournament, but full results will be available after each round of play at GoUVU.com and GolfStat.com.