University Southern California Trojans
January 31, 2011 | Men's Golf
Jan. 31, 2011
The USC men's golf team, which finished the fall slate of action with three consecutive top 5 finishes, begins the 2011 schedule at the 21st annual Amer Ari Invitational, hosted by UH Manoa/UH Hilo, Feb. 2-4, at the Waikoloa (Hi.) Kings' Course.
Competing in the 20-team tournament are hosts Hawaii Manoa and Hilo as well as USC, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, San Jose State, Stanford, Western Washington, TCU, Texas Tech, UC Davis, Oregon, Washington, San Francisco, Texas, UCLA and Florida State. Play begins each day at 7:30 p.m. HST.
Results will be available here.
The Trojans, under fifth-year head coach Chris Zambri and led by 2010 Freshman All-American T.J. Vogel and All-Pac-10 performer Steve Lim, completed the 2010 season with a tie for fourth at the Gifford Intercollegiate, complementing a fourth at the U.S. Collegiate Championship and a fifth at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational.
Vogel and Lim will be joined by sophomore Martin Trainer and freshmen Jeffrey Kang and Ramsey Sahyoun on the Hawaii trip.
USC will also take a three-man squad to the Anteater Invitational, Feb. 7-8, in Irvine, Calif. Seniors Bo DeHuff and Daniel Park and sophomore Stewart Hagestand will compete as individuals.
Vogel finished the fall with a pair of top 5 finishes, tying for fourth at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational at 5-over 215 (68-74-73) and taking second at the U.S. Collegiate Championships at 7-under 209 (74-69-66). He also tied for 20th at the Gifford Intercollegiate. He has 10 career rounds in the 60s.
Troy's active leader in rounds in the 60s is Lim with 14. In three fall events, his best effort was a sixth place finish at 3-under 213 (69-69-75) at the U.S. Collegiate Championship.
Sophomore Martin Trainer had a pair of top 10 finishes, including a tie for seventh at the Gifford Intercollegiate at 2-over 215 (73-70-72) and a tie for eighth at the Bill Cullum Invitational at even 216 (71-71-74). He also tied for 26th at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational at 14-over 224 (74-78-72).
Freshman Jeffrey Kang notched a career-best tie for fourth at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational at 5-over 215 (73-71-71), his best effort in four events this year. He also tied for 33rd at the U.S. Collegiate Championship.
Senior Bo DeHuff tied for eighth at the Bill Cullum Invitational at even 216 (70-73-73). Freshman Ramsey Sahyoun saw action twice, including at the Gifford Intercollegiate, where he tied for 18th at 7-over 229 (79-69-72). Sophomore Stewart Hagestad registered a season-best 35th at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational while sophomore Sam Smith saw action in two events.
