University Southern California Trojans
Friday, September 13
Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Maui Jim Invitational
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Kyle Suppa is USC's lone senior this season.
No. 11 Trojans Open Season At Maui Jim Invitational In Scottsdale
September 12, 2019 | Men's Golf, Features
Troy also sending two golfers into neighboring Mea Lanakila Individual
The USC men's golf team, ranked No. 11 in the preseason and beginning life without two-time All-American Justin Suh, starts the 2019-20 season at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate and the Mea Lanakila Individual in Scottsdale, Ariz., Friday through Sunday (Sept. 13-15).
The field for the tournament includes host Georgia State as well as Arizona, Arizona State, Augusta, Minnesota, Illinois, Utah, Florida State, Kent State, NC State, Pepperdine, USC, Clemson, LSU and Colorado.
The Maui Jim Intercollegiate will be played on the Mirabel G.C., a par 70, 7,081-yard course while the individual tournament will be hosted by the Desert Forest G.C., a par 72, 71,00-yard layout. Results for Maui Jim will be available here.
Team play begins at 7 a.m. with USC starting at 7:30. The individual tournament starts at 8:11 a.m.
USC's starting lineup for the season-opener will feature senior Kyle Suppa, junior Issei Tanabe, freshmen Leon D'Souza and Yuxin Lin and sophomore Charles Reiter.
Sophomore Cameron Henry and freshman Tyler Guo will play in the individual tournament.
USC, a three-time winner last year, will be hard-pressed to replace Suh, the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's golf. He was a four-time All-American and USC's first back-to-back first team selection (2018-19) since Jamie Lovemark (2007-08). He finished his senior season with a team-best 69.39 average, second-best in program history behind his own record (68.73), earning his third straight All-Pac-12 first team nod. Suh, a 2019 All-Nicklaus Team pick, had seven top-4 finishes in 2019 including two wins.
The Trojans figure to be led this year by junior Kaito Onishi, a 2019 PING All-American honorable mention selection who was second on the Trojans in stroke average (71.55) to go with five top 10 finishes. He is not playing this weekend, however.
The 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a 2019 All-Pac-12 first teamer had 13 rounds in the 60s as a sophomore. Among his five top 10s were a third at the Fighting Illini Invitational at 3-under 207 (68-69-70) and a tie for third at The Goodwin at 2-under 208 (69-66-73).
Suppa is the lone senior on the squad this year. He started all 13 events last year and finished with a 73.46 stroke average in 37 rounds. He had five 19 finishes and seven rounds under 70. He tied for fourth at 5-under 208 (73-68-67) at the Saint Mary's Invitational – a career-best effort – and tied for seventh at 5-under 211 (70-67-74) at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational.
Tanabe is the only other returning upperclassmen. A 2019 All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection, he was third on the Trojans with a stroke average of 72.42 in 38 rounds, including 12 rounds in the 60s, third-best on the team. He had four top 13 finishes, including a USC career-best second in Troy's come-from behind win at the Saint Mary's Invitational at 8-under 205 (72-68-65).
Reiter, a 2019 Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention pick, started eight of USC's events and played in 12 overall with 36 rounds. He had three rounds in the 60s and a stroke average of 71.58 in fall play and finished the season at 73.81. He posted a season-best tie for sixth at the Fighting Illini Invitational at 1-under 209 (72-71-66) and was 23rd at the Nike Golf Collegiate at 4-over 214 (69-72-73).
USC's only other returning player is sophomore Cameron Henry, who played in just one tournament as a freshman but made the most of it, tying for fifth at 4-under 206 (66-69-71).
The Trojans welcome three newcomers in junior transfer Leon D'Souza and freshmen Tyler Guo and Yuxin Lin.
The field for the tournament includes host Georgia State as well as Arizona, Arizona State, Augusta, Minnesota, Illinois, Utah, Florida State, Kent State, NC State, Pepperdine, USC, Clemson, LSU and Colorado.
The Maui Jim Intercollegiate will be played on the Mirabel G.C., a par 70, 7,081-yard course while the individual tournament will be hosted by the Desert Forest G.C., a par 72, 71,00-yard layout. Results for Maui Jim will be available here.
Team play begins at 7 a.m. with USC starting at 7:30. The individual tournament starts at 8:11 a.m.
USC's starting lineup for the season-opener will feature senior Kyle Suppa, junior Issei Tanabe, freshmen Leon D'Souza and Yuxin Lin and sophomore Charles Reiter.
Sophomore Cameron Henry and freshman Tyler Guo will play in the individual tournament.
USC, a three-time winner last year, will be hard-pressed to replace Suh, the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's golf. He was a four-time All-American and USC's first back-to-back first team selection (2018-19) since Jamie Lovemark (2007-08). He finished his senior season with a team-best 69.39 average, second-best in program history behind his own record (68.73), earning his third straight All-Pac-12 first team nod. Suh, a 2019 All-Nicklaus Team pick, had seven top-4 finishes in 2019 including two wins.
The Trojans figure to be led this year by junior Kaito Onishi, a 2019 PING All-American honorable mention selection who was second on the Trojans in stroke average (71.55) to go with five top 10 finishes. He is not playing this weekend, however.
The 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a 2019 All-Pac-12 first teamer had 13 rounds in the 60s as a sophomore. Among his five top 10s were a third at the Fighting Illini Invitational at 3-under 207 (68-69-70) and a tie for third at The Goodwin at 2-under 208 (69-66-73).
Suppa is the lone senior on the squad this year. He started all 13 events last year and finished with a 73.46 stroke average in 37 rounds. He had five 19 finishes and seven rounds under 70. He tied for fourth at 5-under 208 (73-68-67) at the Saint Mary's Invitational – a career-best effort – and tied for seventh at 5-under 211 (70-67-74) at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational.
Tanabe is the only other returning upperclassmen. A 2019 All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection, he was third on the Trojans with a stroke average of 72.42 in 38 rounds, including 12 rounds in the 60s, third-best on the team. He had four top 13 finishes, including a USC career-best second in Troy's come-from behind win at the Saint Mary's Invitational at 8-under 205 (72-68-65).
Reiter, a 2019 Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention pick, started eight of USC's events and played in 12 overall with 36 rounds. He had three rounds in the 60s and a stroke average of 71.58 in fall play and finished the season at 73.81. He posted a season-best tie for sixth at the Fighting Illini Invitational at 1-under 209 (72-71-66) and was 23rd at the Nike Golf Collegiate at 4-over 214 (69-72-73).
USC's only other returning player is sophomore Cameron Henry, who played in just one tournament as a freshman but made the most of it, tying for fifth at 4-under 206 (66-69-71).
The Trojans welcome three newcomers in junior transfer Leon D'Souza and freshmen Tyler Guo and Yuxin Lin.
Monday, September 16
