This Week
The Utah Valley men's golf team travels to The Grand Canyon State this week to open its spring slate at the Loyola Intercollegiate, Feb. 25-27, at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Arizona. 

Tournament Format
The 20-team field will be participating in a 54-hole tournament to be played at the par 72, 7,015-yard Palm Valley Golf Club. Golfers will play an 18-hole round each day of the tournament. Players will tee off at 7:45 a.m. (MT) each day in a shotgun start.
 
Quoting Coach Chris Curran
"We've had a good deal of success over the years at Palm Valley. After a long layoff, the guys are excited to compete again."

Last Time Out
Dane Huddleston and Zachary Erskine each finished in a tie for 62nd at 3-under-par 213 to lead Utah Valley at the Kapolei Invitational at Kapolei Golf Course on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu on Nov. 3 to wrap up fall play. As a team, Utah Valley shot a final-round 5-under-par 283 to finish in 16th place on the team leaderboard with a three-round score of 5-under-par 859 (292-284-283). Loyola Marymount won the team title at 58-under-par 806 (276-264-266). 

Tournament Field
The 20-team field will include host Loyola University (Maryland), Air Force, Boise State, Bucknell, Delaware, Drake, Eastern Michigan, Gonzaga, Howard, Idaho, James Madison, Marshall, Missouri State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Seton Hall, SIU-Edwardsville, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and Utah Valley.

UVU at the Loyola Intercollegiate
Utah Valley has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success at the Loyola Intercollegiate with a pair of team titles and a runner-up finish at the event. The Wolverines enter this year's tournament as the defending team champions after carding a three-round 21-under-par 843 (291-276-276) to claim the team title. UVU was the runner-up at the 2022 Loyola Intercollegiate with a three-round 28-under-par 836. The Wolverines also won the team title in 2015 with a three-round 4-over-par 868.
 
Tournament Stats
Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com, while daily results will be posted online at GoUVU.com.  
 
About the Course
The par 72, 7,015-yard Palm Valley Golf Club has three different nine-hole courses. The Loyola Intercollegiate will use the North Course and the South Course. The original Palms Back 9 (The North Course) was designed by renowned golf course architect Arthur Hills. With a par of 36 the Championship North Course concludes with the signature 9th hole, a difficult par 5, that will always leave you wanting more. The original Palms Front 9 (The South Course) was designed by renowned golf course architect Arthur Hills. A great Championship layout with a par of 36, the South Course flows through a great mix of challenging but fair holes. Keep an eye out for the Par 3 7th hole.

Team UVU
Competing for UVU this week will be Dane Huddleston, Kai Iguchi, Braden O'Grady, Ryan Seamons, and Andrew Hawk. Isaiah Ellis will also be traveling with the team to compete individually.