The Bulls look to continue their strong play in California.
TOURNAMENT: Pauma Valley Invitational
WHEN: Monday, March 18 – Tuesday, March 19
LOCATION: Pauma Valley, Calif.
COURSE: Pauma Valley Country Club (Par 71 – 7,311 Yards)
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TAMPA, FLA., March 15, 2024 – The University of South Florida men’s golf team continues their Spring schedule with a trip to California for the Pauma Valley Invitational at Pauma Valley Country Club on March 18-19.
The No. 42-ranked Bulls, who have finished in the Top 4 in five of the seven tournaments this season, including two wins in the Fall and a second and third-place finish in the first two tournaments of the Spring, are led by head coach Steve Bradley, the five-time AAC Coach of the Year is in his 10th season.
In their last outing, the Bulls finished seventh among a stacked field at the Hayt Invitational. Junior Jake Peacock, ranked 87th nationally, led the Bulls, closing with a 69 (-3) which tied for the low score in the final round.
Along with the No. 42nd-ranked Bulls, the 15-team field includes 13 other teams ranked in the top 80 in the country. The field includes (46) BYU, (18) Cal, (64) Colorado St., (44) Fresno St., host (38) LMU, (10) Oklahoma, (36) Oklahoma St., Pacific, (68) San Diego, (41) SMU, (76) St. Mary’s, (77) TCU, (32) UCLA, (3) Vanderbilt.
In the 54-hole event, the field will begin play with 36 holes on Monday, March 18, with tee times starting at 10:40 (ET). The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Tuesday, March 19 starting with tee times at 10:40 (ET).
Leading the charge for the Bulls in 2023-24 is Jake Peacock, a member 2022-23 AAC Men’s Golf All-Conference team. Joining him are Shubham Jaglan (Jr., Delhi, India), who has two Top 10 finishes on the season, graduate student Brock Healy (Norcross, Ga.), who captured his first win as Bull in the Fall, redshirt junior Cooper Smith (Tampa, Fla.) who has three Top 25 finishes on the season and senior Sam Nicholson (Atlantic Beach, Fla.), who notched a win and his fifth Top 10 finish as a Bull in the Fall.
Head Coach Steve Bradley announced the following competitors for the Bulls in California:
Jake Peacock (Jr., Milton, Ga.), Shubham Jaglan (Jr., Delhi, India), Brock Healy (Gr., Norcross, Ga.), Cooper Smith (Redshirt Jr., Tampa, Fla.), and Sam Nicholson (Sr., Atlantic Beach, Fla.).
About USF Men’s Golf
The USF men’s golf program has captured 17 conference titles and has seen players earn 19 All-America honors. The Bulls have won five American Athletic Conference Tournament championships in wire-to-wire fashion, winning four-consecutive from 2015-18. The Bulls have had four individual conference champions, including Albin Bergstrom in 2021, and gone on to earn nine straight NCAA Regional appearances, including a 6th place finish in NCAA Championship match-play in 2015. USF is led by Steve Bradley, who has been named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year five times since taking over the program in 2014. The Bulls have posted 22 tournament wins under Bradley entering the 2023-24 season, by far the most under any coach in program history.
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