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No. 20 USC Set For Nike Collegiate Invitational
September 27, 2019 | Men's Golf, Features
Junior All-American Kaito Onishi making season debut this week.
The No. 20 USC men's golf team continues its fall slate of action at the Nike Collegiate Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge, G.C. in Portland, Ore., Sunday through Tuesday (Sept. 29-Oct 1).
The field for the tournament includes Georgia, Baylor, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, USC, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest. Results will be available at Golfstat.com.
The Trojan starting lineup will feature senior Kyle Suppa, junior Issei Tanabe, sophomores Charlie Reiter and Cameron Henry and junior Katio Onishi. This is Onishi's season debut.
The Trojans tied for fifth in the season-opening Maui Jim Intercollegiate, led by freshman Yuxin Lin, who tied for 12th in his collegiate debut while Tanabe tied for 21st.
Lin and fellow first-year Trojan Leon D'Souza (a junior college transfer), are missing this week's event while competing at the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
USC OVERVIEW
USC, a three-time winner last year, returns five players from last year's squad in senior Kyle Suppa, juniors Issei Tanabe and Kaito Onishi as well as sophomores Charlie Reiter and Cameron Henry.
The Trojans are tasked with replacing the production of the graduated Justin Suh, the former world amateur No. 1 and also 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, also without Ryan Slater and Owen Calvin-Smith from last year's roster, figure to be led this year by 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).
Henry 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 Georgia, Baylor, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, USC, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest. Results will be available at Golfstat.com.
The Trojan starting lineup will feature senior Kyle Suppa, junior Issei Tanabe, sophomores Charlie Reiter and Cameron Henry and junior Katio Onishi. This is Onishi's season debut.
The Trojans tied for fifth in the season-opening Maui Jim Intercollegiate, led by freshman Yuxin Lin, who tied for 12th in his collegiate debut while Tanabe tied for 21st.
Lin and fellow first-year Trojan Leon D'Souza (a junior college transfer), are missing this week's event while competing at the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
USC OVERVIEW
USC, a three-time winner last year, returns five players from last year's squad in senior Kyle Suppa, juniors Issei Tanabe and Kaito Onishi as well as sophomores Charlie Reiter and Cameron Henry.
The Trojans are tasked with replacing the production of the graduated Justin Suh, the former world amateur No. 1 and also 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, also without Ryan Slater and Owen Calvin-Smith from last year's roster, figure to be led this year by 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).
Henry 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.
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