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USC Men’s Golf Heads to the Desert Oasis to take on the Southern Highlands Collegiate
March 01, 2025 | Men's Golf
The Trojans takes on a field of 15-teams including nine top 25 teams in Las Vegas, Nev.
LOS ANGELES – USC men's golf heads to Las Vegas this weekend to compete in the 15-team Southern Highlands Collegiate from Sunday, Mar. 2, through Tuesday, Mar. 4, at the Southern Highlands Golf Club.
The Trojans finished their last tournament (Arizona N.I.T) in 10th at 11 under par. USC will face a competitive field again this week, as they battle nine of the top twenty-five schools in the country.
COMPETITIVE SLATE (15): #22 San Diego State, #12 Illinois, #11 Florida, #18 SMU, #30 Georgia, #24 Pepperdine, New Mexico, #2 Auburn #26 Texas A&M, #4 Oklahoma, #9 Virginia, *#31 UNLV, #50 USC, #16 Georgia Tech, Washington
*Host School
WHERE: Southern Highlands Golf Club (Par 72, 7,510 Yards)
WHEN: The three-day event will begin Sunday Mar. 2. The second round will be Monday Mar. 3, and the event will conclude Tuesday Mar. 4.
LINEUP:
Gavin Aurilia
Senior Gavin Aurilla heads into the tournament after posting his fourth top-25 finish of the season in the Arizona N.I.T (tie for 22nd). He finished his last tournament five-under-par overall with 14 birdies and eight bogeys. He is ranked No. 182 individually in the Scoreboard Clippd collegiate national rankings and leads the team with a stroke average of 69.82.
Antonio Safa
Junior Antonio Safa heads to Las Vegas as the No. 282 individual in the Scoreboard Clippd collegiate national rankings. He tied for 52nd in his last tournament, finishing two-over-par overall and is tied for second on the team with a stroke average of 70.9. Safa recently competed on the PGA Tour, playing in the PGA Tour Mexico Open in Vallarta, Mexico.
Jaden Dumdumaya
Freshman Jaden Dumdumaya posted a top-25 finish (tie for 22nd) in only his second start at USC. While in Arizona, Dumdumaya finished five-under-par overall with 12 birdies and seven bogeys. He heads to Las Vegas as the No. 480 individual in the Clippd Scoreboard collegiate national rankings, with a stroke average of 73.
Jack Jerge
Sophomore Jack Jerge heads into the tournament as the No. 360 individual in the Clippd Scoreboard collegiate national rankings. He tied teammate Safa for 52nd in his last tournament, finishing two-over-par with 12 birdies and eight bogeys. Jerge has a stroke average of 72.1.
Jack Buchanan
Freshman Jack Buchanan returns to the starting lineup after competing individually at the African Amateur. He heads into this tournament as the No. 303 individual in the Clippd Scoreboard collegiate national rankings. He finished his last tournament (Southwestern Invitational), tied for 52nd and 11-over-par overall. Buchanan has a stroke average of 72.4.
QUOTEABLES:
"We're finally getting into the middle part of our season. Spring is a longer than the fall, we work hard to peak around each and every tournament. In collegiate golf, you need to play well every week to insure progress toward the NCAA tournament," head coach Mark Hankins said. "We had some guys playing in individual tournaments and others in qualifying this past week, so we're well practiced. Like always, we need to adapt to the golf course that's given to us this week, bring a positive effort level and play tough all three rounds."
"I've been working on my game since our last tournament, as well as competing back home in a tournament," freshman Buchanan said. "I feel like things are heading in the right direction."
"I think we just need to get comfortable," Aurilia said. "Leading up to this event, we did a lot of good preparation as a team to help us compete this week."
"We've had some pretty good finishes this year," Safa said. "Looking at our last event, we just identified what went wrong, and chose to work to get better."
For more information on the USC men's golf team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X @USCMensGolf.
The Trojans finished their last tournament (Arizona N.I.T) in 10th at 11 under par. USC will face a competitive field again this week, as they battle nine of the top twenty-five schools in the country.
COMPETITIVE SLATE (15): #22 San Diego State, #12 Illinois, #11 Florida, #18 SMU, #30 Georgia, #24 Pepperdine, New Mexico, #2 Auburn #26 Texas A&M, #4 Oklahoma, #9 Virginia, *#31 UNLV, #50 USC, #16 Georgia Tech, Washington
*Host School
WHERE: Southern Highlands Golf Club (Par 72, 7,510 Yards)
WHEN: The three-day event will begin Sunday Mar. 2. The second round will be Monday Mar. 3, and the event will conclude Tuesday Mar. 4.
LINEUP:
Gavin Aurilia
Senior Gavin Aurilla heads into the tournament after posting his fourth top-25 finish of the season in the Arizona N.I.T (tie for 22nd). He finished his last tournament five-under-par overall with 14 birdies and eight bogeys. He is ranked No. 182 individually in the Scoreboard Clippd collegiate national rankings and leads the team with a stroke average of 69.82.
Antonio Safa
Junior Antonio Safa heads to Las Vegas as the No. 282 individual in the Scoreboard Clippd collegiate national rankings. He tied for 52nd in his last tournament, finishing two-over-par overall and is tied for second on the team with a stroke average of 70.9. Safa recently competed on the PGA Tour, playing in the PGA Tour Mexico Open in Vallarta, Mexico.
Jaden Dumdumaya
Freshman Jaden Dumdumaya posted a top-25 finish (tie for 22nd) in only his second start at USC. While in Arizona, Dumdumaya finished five-under-par overall with 12 birdies and seven bogeys. He heads to Las Vegas as the No. 480 individual in the Clippd Scoreboard collegiate national rankings, with a stroke average of 73.
Jack Jerge
Sophomore Jack Jerge heads into the tournament as the No. 360 individual in the Clippd Scoreboard collegiate national rankings. He tied teammate Safa for 52nd in his last tournament, finishing two-over-par with 12 birdies and eight bogeys. Jerge has a stroke average of 72.1.
Jack Buchanan
Freshman Jack Buchanan returns to the starting lineup after competing individually at the African Amateur. He heads into this tournament as the No. 303 individual in the Clippd Scoreboard collegiate national rankings. He finished his last tournament (Southwestern Invitational), tied for 52nd and 11-over-par overall. Buchanan has a stroke average of 72.4.
QUOTEABLES:
"We're finally getting into the middle part of our season. Spring is a longer than the fall, we work hard to peak around each and every tournament. In collegiate golf, you need to play well every week to insure progress toward the NCAA tournament," head coach Mark Hankins said. "We had some guys playing in individual tournaments and others in qualifying this past week, so we're well practiced. Like always, we need to adapt to the golf course that's given to us this week, bring a positive effort level and play tough all three rounds."
"I've been working on my game since our last tournament, as well as competing back home in a tournament," freshman Buchanan said. "I feel like things are heading in the right direction."
"I think we just need to get comfortable," Aurilia said. "Leading up to this event, we did a lot of good preparation as a team to help us compete this week."
"We've had some pretty good finishes this year," Safa said. "Looking at our last event, we just identified what went wrong, and chose to work to get better."
For more information on the USC men's golf team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X @USCMensGolf.
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