University Southern California Trojans
Friday, October 16
Alpharetta, Ga.
7:15 a.m. PT
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Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational
Photo by: Kyle Cajero
USC Men’s Golf Tied for Fourth at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational
October 16, 2026 | Men's Golf
Deitrek Gill leads the Trojans in a tie for 10th.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The USC Men's Golf Team opened play at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational Friday, shooting a 7-under 281 as a team to finish the first round tied for fourth. The Trojans had three players post scores under par, led by graduate student Deitrek Gill, who fired a 3-under 69 in round one.
The Trojans finished strong Friday, combining to shoot 8 under on the back nine of the par-72, 7,017-yard track and finishing 7-under for the day. After round one, the Trojans sit behind No. 24 Clemson, Georgia Southern and Northwestern.
Individually, three of the five Trojans sit in the top 25 after the first round, led by Gill, who made five birdies in his opening round. He sits in a tie for 10th place, just two shots off the lead after an opening-round 69. Gill opened his round with a bogey on No. 10, then made five birdies over his next 16 holes before closing with a bogey on No. 9, his final hole of the day.
Junior Jaden Dumdumaya and sophomore Joshua Hong sit in a tie for 16th place after opening rounds of 2-under 70. Dumdumaya made the turn at 1-over and then bogeyed his 10th hole of the day. Over his final eight holes, he made four birdies to card a back-nine 33 and finish 2 under for the day. Last year at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, Dumdumaya also opened with a round of 70. He finished in a tie for 18th at 1-under.
Hong found himself in a tie for fourth after a front-nine 35 and finished with two birdies and a bogey over his final nine holes to shoot 70. It is Hong's seventh round under par this season in just 10 total rounds.
Senior Nicolas Dominguez is tied for 34th after shooting an even-par 72 in the opening round. After starting his round with two bogeys and a birdie in his first three holes, Dominguez shot a 2-under 34 on his back nine to finish at even par. Dominguez played bogey-free golf over his last 11 holes.
Junior Jack Buchanan opened with a 1-over 73. Buchanan took advantage of the par 5s, birdieing all four at the Golf Club of Georgia on Friday. Buchanan found trouble throughout his round, making a double bogey on his fifth hole of the day and three additional bogeys. He sits in a tie for 46th after round one.
USC tees off round two Saturday at 6:55 a.m. PT. All pertinent information can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T10. Deitrek Gill, -3 (69)
T16. Jaden Dumdumaya, -2 (70)
T16. Joshua Hong, -2 (70)
T34. Nicolas Dominguez, E (72)
T46. Jack Buchanan, +1 (73)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. No. 24 Clemson, -12 (276)
2. Georgia Southern, -11 (277)
3. Northwestern, -10 (278)
T4. USC, -7 (281)
T4. No. 15 Georgia Tech, -7 (281)
6. UCLA, -6 (282)
T7. Charlotte, -5 (283)
T7. Pepperdine, -5 (283)
9. Stanford, -2 (286)
10. Loyola Marymount, -1 (287)
11. Duke, E (288)
12. Virginia, +3 (291)
13. Boston College, +6 (294)
14. UAB, +11 (299)
ROUND 2 TEE TIMES
6:55 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Jaden Dumdumaya
7:06 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Joshua Hong
7:17 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Jack Buchanan
7:28 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Nicolas Dominguez
7:39 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Deitrek Gill
The Trojans finished strong Friday, combining to shoot 8 under on the back nine of the par-72, 7,017-yard track and finishing 7-under for the day. After round one, the Trojans sit behind No. 24 Clemson, Georgia Southern and Northwestern.
Individually, three of the five Trojans sit in the top 25 after the first round, led by Gill, who made five birdies in his opening round. He sits in a tie for 10th place, just two shots off the lead after an opening-round 69. Gill opened his round with a bogey on No. 10, then made five birdies over his next 16 holes before closing with a bogey on No. 9, his final hole of the day.
Junior Jaden Dumdumaya and sophomore Joshua Hong sit in a tie for 16th place after opening rounds of 2-under 70. Dumdumaya made the turn at 1-over and then bogeyed his 10th hole of the day. Over his final eight holes, he made four birdies to card a back-nine 33 and finish 2 under for the day. Last year at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, Dumdumaya also opened with a round of 70. He finished in a tie for 18th at 1-under.
Hong found himself in a tie for fourth after a front-nine 35 and finished with two birdies and a bogey over his final nine holes to shoot 70. It is Hong's seventh round under par this season in just 10 total rounds.
Senior Nicolas Dominguez is tied for 34th after shooting an even-par 72 in the opening round. After starting his round with two bogeys and a birdie in his first three holes, Dominguez shot a 2-under 34 on his back nine to finish at even par. Dominguez played bogey-free golf over his last 11 holes.
Junior Jack Buchanan opened with a 1-over 73. Buchanan took advantage of the par 5s, birdieing all four at the Golf Club of Georgia on Friday. Buchanan found trouble throughout his round, making a double bogey on his fifth hole of the day and three additional bogeys. He sits in a tie for 46th after round one.
USC tees off round two Saturday at 6:55 a.m. PT. All pertinent information can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T10. Deitrek Gill, -3 (69)
T16. Jaden Dumdumaya, -2 (70)
T16. Joshua Hong, -2 (70)
T34. Nicolas Dominguez, E (72)
T46. Jack Buchanan, +1 (73)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. No. 24 Clemson, -12 (276)
2. Georgia Southern, -11 (277)
3. Northwestern, -10 (278)
T4. USC, -7 (281)
T4. No. 15 Georgia Tech, -7 (281)
6. UCLA, -6 (282)
T7. Charlotte, -5 (283)
T7. Pepperdine, -5 (283)
9. Stanford, -2 (286)
10. Loyola Marymount, -1 (287)
11. Duke, E (288)
12. Virginia, +3 (291)
13. Boston College, +6 (294)
14. UAB, +11 (299)
ROUND 2 TEE TIMES
6:55 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Jaden Dumdumaya
7:06 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Joshua Hong
7:17 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Jack Buchanan
7:28 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Nicolas Dominguez
7:39 a.m. PT, hole 1 — Deitrek Gill
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