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Western Intercollegiate On Tap Next For USC Men's Golf
April 07, 2023 | Men's Golf
Trojans will complete regular season in Santa Cruz at Golf Channel-televised event.
The USC men's golf team, with a trio of medalist honors to its credit this season, will complete the regular season at the Western Intercollegiate, Monday through Wednesday (April 10-12) at the Pasatiempo G.C. in Santa Cruz., Calif.
Tournament Information
The San Jose State-hosted event includes Arizona, BYU, California, Colorado State, Hawaii, Oregon, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, UC Irvine, UNLV, USC and Washington.
Tee times for Monday and Tuesday will start at 8:46 a.m. and run through 1:22 p.m. and will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Golf Channel will provide daily live coverage between 4-7 p.m. PT Monday and Tuesday and between 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Results are available at Golfstat.
USC, which was 11th last season, has won the event seven times, most recently in 2017 when All-American Justin Suh took medalist honors, one of four Trojans to capture the individual title in the tournament's history.
USC's starting lineup in the six-play, five-count format will feature seniors Jack Boulger and Parker Sisk, junior Krando Nishiba, sophomores Jackson Rivera and Gavin Aurilia and freshman Mahanth Chirravuri.
SEASON SUMMARY
The Trojans, in their third year under Head Coach J.T. Higgins and assistant coach Matt Walton, posted a pair of medalist performances in their first weekend and just notched their third win recently.
Sophomore Jackson Rivera won the Husky Invitational by four strokes while senior Jack Boulger won the Husky Individual Invitational by six — both the first titles of their collegiate careers — while the USC men's team finished second at the Gold Mountain G.C. in Bremerton, Wash., to kick off the 2022-23 season. USC combined for a three-round 7-over 871 (293-281-297), finishing three strokes back of first-place Washington State and two ahead of third-place and host Washington.
Rivera never wavered during the final round and maintained at least a two-stroke lead throughout Tuesday and finished at 8-under 208 (67-70-71), closing with a birdie on 18. Boulger won going away on Gold Mountain's Cascade Course at 12-under 201 (68-67-66), posting his best three rounds in Cardinal and Gold.
On March 18, Rivera earned co-champion honors at the Arizona N.I.T. at Tucson Omni National at 13-under 203 (69-67-67), tying for first with Wildcat Zach Pollo. For Rivera, the 13-under showing tied for the 12th-lowest 54-hole total in almost three decades of Trojan golf. It also marked his first collegiate effort registering all three rounds in the 60s in one event. He earned Pac-12 Co-Golfer of the Week for his efforts.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Freshman Mahanth Chirravuri leads USC in stroke average (72.30) and rounds of par or better (14) and is second on the team with six rounds in the 60s. He also has been USC's best tournament-finisher a team-best four times and has a team-best six top 25 finishes. His 26.5 counting rounds are tied for team high and his nine rounds under par are second on the squad.
Rivera leads USC in rounds under par (11) and rounds in the 60s (seven) and is second in stroke average (72.40) and rounds of par or better (13). His 26.5 counting rounds are tied for team best.
Aurilia has 10 rounds of par or better while Boulger has nine and eight under par. Boulger is third on the team in stroke average (73.15).
MORE TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
Chirravuri led USC at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a tie for 20th at 6-over. Chirravuri and Rivera topped USC at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at 6-over, tied for 47th.
Chirravuri topped USC at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a tie for 20th at 2-under 214, the second time he'd been USC's top finisher while also co-leading once with Rivera. Sophomore Gavin Aurilia topped USC's efforts in the fall finale at the Cal Poly Invitational, tying for 23rd at 1-over 217 as USC tied for eighth overall.
Chirravuri led USC in its first two spring events, tying for 23rd at the Southwestern Invitational and tying for 19th at the John A. Burns Invitational. Krando Nishiba and Aurilia topped the Trojans' efforts in the Desert Mountain Collegiate, tying for 15th.
Rivera tied for 16th at The Goodwin to follow up on his win at the Arizona N.I.T., giving him a trio of top 16 results this season.
BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Trojans return six golfers from last year's squad, led by Rivera, who was All-West Region as well as All-Pac-12 second team during a freshman season that saw him start all 12 tournaments, leading the team in stroke average (71.70), rounds in the 60s (nine), rounds under par (20) and rounds of par or better (23).
He posted a team-best three top 10 finishes, six top 18s and seven top 21s and was USC's top finisher in eight of 11 events. Two of his top 10 results came in the postseason. He tied for sixth at the Pac-12 Championships at par 284 (73-68-74-69) and followed that with a tie for 10th at the NCAA Stockton Regional at 7-under 209 (68-71-70).
Also back are graduate senior Jack Boulger, senior Parker Sisk, juniors Krando Nishiba and Shane Ffrench and sophomore Gavin Aurilia. The Trojans welcome a pair of freshmen in Mahanth Chirravuri from Arizona and Rocky Chapman from the U.K.
Aurilia started nine times last year, Ffrench eight times, Nishiba seven times, Boulger six times and Sisk twice.
Chirravuri was a 2020 Rolex/AJGA All-American honorable mention selection and won the Arizona state title in 2020 at 10-under while helping his school to state team titles in 2019, 2020 and 2021, finishing third individually in 2021. Chapman is a talented up-and-coming golfer from England who will compete for starting time.
Tournament Information
The San Jose State-hosted event includes Arizona, BYU, California, Colorado State, Hawaii, Oregon, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, UC Irvine, UNLV, USC and Washington.
Tee times for Monday and Tuesday will start at 8:46 a.m. and run through 1:22 p.m. and will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Golf Channel will provide daily live coverage between 4-7 p.m. PT Monday and Tuesday and between 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Results are available at Golfstat.
USC, which was 11th last season, has won the event seven times, most recently in 2017 when All-American Justin Suh took medalist honors, one of four Trojans to capture the individual title in the tournament's history.
USC's starting lineup in the six-play, five-count format will feature seniors Jack Boulger and Parker Sisk, junior Krando Nishiba, sophomores Jackson Rivera and Gavin Aurilia and freshman Mahanth Chirravuri.
SEASON SUMMARY
The Trojans, in their third year under Head Coach J.T. Higgins and assistant coach Matt Walton, posted a pair of medalist performances in their first weekend and just notched their third win recently.
Sophomore Jackson Rivera won the Husky Invitational by four strokes while senior Jack Boulger won the Husky Individual Invitational by six — both the first titles of their collegiate careers — while the USC men's team finished second at the Gold Mountain G.C. in Bremerton, Wash., to kick off the 2022-23 season. USC combined for a three-round 7-over 871 (293-281-297), finishing three strokes back of first-place Washington State and two ahead of third-place and host Washington.
Rivera never wavered during the final round and maintained at least a two-stroke lead throughout Tuesday and finished at 8-under 208 (67-70-71), closing with a birdie on 18. Boulger won going away on Gold Mountain's Cascade Course at 12-under 201 (68-67-66), posting his best three rounds in Cardinal and Gold.
On March 18, Rivera earned co-champion honors at the Arizona N.I.T. at Tucson Omni National at 13-under 203 (69-67-67), tying for first with Wildcat Zach Pollo. For Rivera, the 13-under showing tied for the 12th-lowest 54-hole total in almost three decades of Trojan golf. It also marked his first collegiate effort registering all three rounds in the 60s in one event. He earned Pac-12 Co-Golfer of the Week for his efforts.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Freshman Mahanth Chirravuri leads USC in stroke average (72.30) and rounds of par or better (14) and is second on the team with six rounds in the 60s. He also has been USC's best tournament-finisher a team-best four times and has a team-best six top 25 finishes. His 26.5 counting rounds are tied for team high and his nine rounds under par are second on the squad.
Rivera leads USC in rounds under par (11) and rounds in the 60s (seven) and is second in stroke average (72.40) and rounds of par or better (13). His 26.5 counting rounds are tied for team best.
Aurilia has 10 rounds of par or better while Boulger has nine and eight under par. Boulger is third on the team in stroke average (73.15).
MORE TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
Chirravuri led USC at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a tie for 20th at 6-over. Chirravuri and Rivera topped USC at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at 6-over, tied for 47th.
Chirravuri topped USC at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a tie for 20th at 2-under 214, the second time he'd been USC's top finisher while also co-leading once with Rivera. Sophomore Gavin Aurilia topped USC's efforts in the fall finale at the Cal Poly Invitational, tying for 23rd at 1-over 217 as USC tied for eighth overall.
Chirravuri led USC in its first two spring events, tying for 23rd at the Southwestern Invitational and tying for 19th at the John A. Burns Invitational. Krando Nishiba and Aurilia topped the Trojans' efforts in the Desert Mountain Collegiate, tying for 15th.
Rivera tied for 16th at The Goodwin to follow up on his win at the Arizona N.I.T., giving him a trio of top 16 results this season.
BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Trojans return six golfers from last year's squad, led by Rivera, who was All-West Region as well as All-Pac-12 second team during a freshman season that saw him start all 12 tournaments, leading the team in stroke average (71.70), rounds in the 60s (nine), rounds under par (20) and rounds of par or better (23).
He posted a team-best three top 10 finishes, six top 18s and seven top 21s and was USC's top finisher in eight of 11 events. Two of his top 10 results came in the postseason. He tied for sixth at the Pac-12 Championships at par 284 (73-68-74-69) and followed that with a tie for 10th at the NCAA Stockton Regional at 7-under 209 (68-71-70).
Also back are graduate senior Jack Boulger, senior Parker Sisk, juniors Krando Nishiba and Shane Ffrench and sophomore Gavin Aurilia. The Trojans welcome a pair of freshmen in Mahanth Chirravuri from Arizona and Rocky Chapman from the U.K.
Aurilia started nine times last year, Ffrench eight times, Nishiba seven times, Boulger six times and Sisk twice.
Chirravuri was a 2020 Rolex/AJGA All-American honorable mention selection and won the Arizona state title in 2020 at 10-under while helping his school to state team titles in 2019, 2020 and 2021, finishing third individually in 2021. Chapman is a talented up-and-coming golfer from England who will compete for starting time.
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