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USC Men’s Golf Heads to Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate for Fall Finale
October 17, 2024 | Men's Golf
The Trojans head to Georgia to take on a 14-team field with seven Top 25 squads for the final tournament of the fall
LOS ANGELES – USC men's golf aims to build upon a solid fourth place outing in Dallas as they travel to the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate to finish the fall season. The Trojans will face a 14-team field starting on Friday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga.
The Trojans are coming off a solid performance, with freshman Jack Buchanan finishing runner-up while Gavin Aurilia and Jack Jerge both posted top-25 finishes; USC as a team finished fourth out of 15 teams at the SMU Trinity Forest Invitational.
Competitive Slate (14): No. 11 Alabama, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, East Tennessee State, No. 9 Georgia Tech*, No. 18 Pepperdine, USC, No. 24 Stanford, No. 17 Tennessee, UCLA, No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 7 Virginia, Washington
Where: Golf Club of Georgia (Par 72 7,020 yards).
When: The three-day event will begin Friday, Oct. 18, at 9 a.m. EST, with the second round on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 8:30 a.m. EST, and concluding the event with the third round being played on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 8:30 a.m. EST.
Live-Scoring: Live results can be found on Scoreboard Live (Clippd)
Lineup: Gavin Aurilia
Senior Gavin Aurilia earned his second top-25 finish this season at the Trinity Forest Invitational, as he tied for 16th at seven-under-par. Aurilia posted one of the top placements this fall season along with a personal best individual runner-up at the Southern Dunes Invitational. The senior leads the team in stroke average (71.11), tied for first in eagles (two) and has two top-25 and one top-5 finish.
Jack Jerge
Sophomore Jack Jerge recorded his second top-25 of the fall at the Trinity Forest Invitational, having tied for 19th. Jerge is second on the team in stroke average (71.67) and leads the team in birdies (34), rounds under par (five) and rounds at par or better (seven).
Antonio Safa
Junior Antonio Safa tied for 34th at one-under par at the Trinity Forest Invitational. The junior is third on the team in stroke average (71.78), tied for the most top-ten finishes (one), and is second on the team in birdies (33).
Jack Buchanan
The current Big Ten Golfer of the Week, freshman Jack Buchanan, finished in a tie for individual runner-up at the Trinity Forest Invitational, Oct. 6-8. In his first career start, Buchanan carded rounds of 64-69-71 (204, -12). Buchanan's 12-under-par performance is the lowest by a USC freshman since Trojan Jamie Lovemark posted a 201 (-15) at the NCAA West Regional in 2007. Buchanan's runner-up finish is the top finish by a USC freshman since Yuxin Lin won the Southern Highlands Invitational in 2020. Buchanan is fourth on the team, with a stroke average of 71.89.
Nicolas Dominguez
In his last outing, sophomore Nicolas Dominguez tied for 54th alongside two other Trojans at the William H. Tucker Invitational. Dominguez has a stroke average of 73.33 in six rounds this season.
Quotables:
"Every one of these tournaments is important," head coach Mark Hankins said. "Each week we are tested and our team depth has been evident this fall. We have two guy with experience at this event, it's a quality tournament and we are excited to compete this week. We'll get as comfortable as we can in the practice round and use our team depth to put up four solid scores for three days."
"Last tournament we competed well and probably learned a few things to use in the future. Obviously this is a new event, new golf course, new teams playing, so we are all excited to go play the golf tournament in Georgia," Buchanan said. "The fall season has come and gone pretty quickly, but we just want to push on to the last event and finish the season off well."
Antonio Safa added, "This is a really good track that I've been at over this past year and played in the summer, so I am excited to be back there." "I'm excited to play in the last tournament this fall with the whole team, it will be fun."
"This is a tournament that I have been to the last couple of years, some of the guys have also gone, so it's a good chance to finish on a high note in a really good field," Aurilia said. "My personal goal is to have a really good tournament and help the team out."
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 are coming off a solid performance, with freshman Jack Buchanan finishing runner-up while Gavin Aurilia and Jack Jerge both posted top-25 finishes; USC as a team finished fourth out of 15 teams at the SMU Trinity Forest Invitational.
Competitive Slate (14): No. 11 Alabama, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, East Tennessee State, No. 9 Georgia Tech*, No. 18 Pepperdine, USC, No. 24 Stanford, No. 17 Tennessee, UCLA, No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 7 Virginia, Washington
Where: Golf Club of Georgia (Par 72 7,020 yards).
When: The three-day event will begin Friday, Oct. 18, at 9 a.m. EST, with the second round on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 8:30 a.m. EST, and concluding the event with the third round being played on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 8:30 a.m. EST.
Live-Scoring: Live results can be found on Scoreboard Live (Clippd)
Lineup: Gavin Aurilia
Senior Gavin Aurilia earned his second top-25 finish this season at the Trinity Forest Invitational, as he tied for 16th at seven-under-par. Aurilia posted one of the top placements this fall season along with a personal best individual runner-up at the Southern Dunes Invitational. The senior leads the team in stroke average (71.11), tied for first in eagles (two) and has two top-25 and one top-5 finish.
Jack Jerge
Sophomore Jack Jerge recorded his second top-25 of the fall at the Trinity Forest Invitational, having tied for 19th. Jerge is second on the team in stroke average (71.67) and leads the team in birdies (34), rounds under par (five) and rounds at par or better (seven).
Antonio Safa
Junior Antonio Safa tied for 34th at one-under par at the Trinity Forest Invitational. The junior is third on the team in stroke average (71.78), tied for the most top-ten finishes (one), and is second on the team in birdies (33).
Jack Buchanan
The current Big Ten Golfer of the Week, freshman Jack Buchanan, finished in a tie for individual runner-up at the Trinity Forest Invitational, Oct. 6-8. In his first career start, Buchanan carded rounds of 64-69-71 (204, -12). Buchanan's 12-under-par performance is the lowest by a USC freshman since Trojan Jamie Lovemark posted a 201 (-15) at the NCAA West Regional in 2007. Buchanan's runner-up finish is the top finish by a USC freshman since Yuxin Lin won the Southern Highlands Invitational in 2020. Buchanan is fourth on the team, with a stroke average of 71.89.
Nicolas Dominguez
In his last outing, sophomore Nicolas Dominguez tied for 54th alongside two other Trojans at the William H. Tucker Invitational. Dominguez has a stroke average of 73.33 in six rounds this season.
Quotables:
"Every one of these tournaments is important," head coach Mark Hankins said. "Each week we are tested and our team depth has been evident this fall. We have two guy with experience at this event, it's a quality tournament and we are excited to compete this week. We'll get as comfortable as we can in the practice round and use our team depth to put up four solid scores for three days."
"Last tournament we competed well and probably learned a few things to use in the future. Obviously this is a new event, new golf course, new teams playing, so we are all excited to go play the golf tournament in Georgia," Buchanan said. "The fall season has come and gone pretty quickly, but we just want to push on to the last event and finish the season off well."
Antonio Safa added, "This is a really good track that I've been at over this past year and played in the summer, so I am excited to be back there." "I'm excited to play in the last tournament this fall with the whole team, it will be fun."
"This is a tournament that I have been to the last couple of years, some of the guys have also gone, so it's a good chance to finish on a high note in a really good field," Aurilia said. "My personal goal is to have a really good tournament and help the team out."
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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