University Southern California Trojans
Trojans At Thunderbird Invitational
April 07, 2011 | Men's Golf
April 7, 2011
The No. 25 USC men's golf team, led by 2010 Freshman All-American T.J. Vogel and 2010 All-Pac-10 second teamer junior Steve Lim, wraps up regular-season play this weekend at the 39th annual ASU Thunderbird Invitational on Saturday and Sunday (April 9-10) at the Karsten G.C. in Tempe.
Host Arizona State will be joined by USC, California, Colorado State, Cal State Northridge, Florida State, Northwestern, Pepperdine, San Diego State, San Jose State, UC Irvine, UNLV and Washington State. Teams will play 36 holes on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.
Live results of the event will be available at Golfstat.com.
The Trojans, under fifth-year head coach Chris Zambri, have posted four top 5 results in the past six events dating back to the fall season and including the first three spring events. USC also reached the semifinals of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play in March, taking third overall.
Vogel, who leads USC in stroke average (72.71), 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.
Lim, who is Troy's active leader in rounds in the 60s (17), is second on the team in stroke average at 73.17. 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. He opened the spring slate with a tie for 22nd at the Amer Ari Invitational at 4-under 212 (70-73-69), tied for 27th at the USC Collegiate Invitational at 5-over 218 (69-81-68) and tied for 17th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters at 6-over 22 (75-74-73). At the Callaway Collegiate Match Play, he finished 3-1.
Sophomore Martin Trainer had a pair of top 10 finishes in the fall, 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 21st at the Del Walker Invitational at 8-over 218 (69-75-75) and tied for 26th at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational at 14-over 224 (74-78-72). At the Callaway Collegiate Match Play, he finished 3-1.
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 six events this year. He also tied for 33rd at the U.S. Collegiate Championship and tied for 36th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. Kang went 4-0 at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play.
Sophomore Sam Smith has opened the spring season as one of USC's top golfers, tying for 17th at the Amer Ari Invitational at 5-under 211 (66-69-76), tying for fourth at the Anteater Invitational at 2-under 214 (71-73-70), tying for 29th at the USC Collegiate Invitational at 6-over 219 (72-76-71) and tying for 42nd at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. He competed in two fall events, tying for 62nd at the U.S. Collegiate Championship and finishing 73rd at the PING-Golfweek Fall Preview.
Senior Bo DeHuff tied for eighth at the Bill Cullum Invitational at even 216 (70-73-73) and tied for 28th at the Anteater Invitational.
Freshman Ramsey Sahyoun has played in five events, his best finish a tie for 18th at the Gifford Intercollegiate at 7-over 229 (79-69-72). He also tied for 29th at the USC Collegiate Invitational at 6-over 219 (71-77-71).
Sophomore Stewart Hagestad registered a season-best tie for 12th at the Anteater Invitational at 5-over 221 (75-71-75) and followed it with a tie for 14th at the USC Collegiate Invitational at 2-over 215 (72-72-71).
