OREM—The Utah Valley University men's golf team travels to University Place, Washington this week to compete in the Seattle U Redhawk Invitational, March 29-30, at Chambers Bay golf course.
"Our guys are in good form right now," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Curran. "We're looking to build off the momentum from our last round at the last event. Chambers is a big golf course. Going to need to play with some patience."
The tournament will include 15 teams, including Saint Mary's, San Francisco, Washington, Idaho, Western Washington, Saint Martin's, UT Arlington, Fresno State, Boise State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, Sacramento State, Utah, Utah Valley, and host Seattle U.
Competing for the Wolverines this week will be Brady McKinlay, Gabe Lysen, Caden Weber, Kai Iguchi, and Joseph Glenn.
The 17-team field will play two 18-hole rounds on Monday and a final 18-hole round on Tuesday at Chambers Bay, the site of the 2016 US Open in Evergreen state. Teams will tee off each morning at 9 a.m. (MT) each day. on the par-71, 7,223-yard, British links-style course that sits on the Puget Sound.
The Wolverines head into this week's tournament after a three-week break. The team last competed at the Bandon Dunes Championship where the team finished 11th with a three-round score of 31-over-par 883 (302-300-281). Kai Iguchi led UVU at the Bandon Dunes Championship, finishing in a tie for 28th with a three-round score of 6-over-par 219 (78-73-68).
Each round of the Redhawk Invitational will include live scoring, which will be available at BirdieFire.com.