University of Houston Athletics
Men's Golf Opens Postseason Play
4/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
| AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
|---|---|
| Information | Championship Central |
| Live Scoring | Golfstat |
| Houston Lineup | Roman Robledo Blair Hamilton Kyle Pilgrim Vincent Martino Matt Scobie |
| Time | Sunday, April 26 36 holes • 7 a.m. (CDT) split tee start Monday, April 27 |
| Location | Black Diamond Ranch The Quarry Course LeCanto, Fla. 7,025 yards • Par 72 |
| Team Field | #36 Houston, #18 USF, #29 SMU, East Carolina, Memphis, UCF, Tulsa, UConn, Cincinnati and Temple |
| Season Stats | Season Statistics |
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UPDATE - On Saturday afternoon, coaches and American Athletic Conference administrators agreed to shorten the Championships to Sunday and Monday due to the threat of inclement weather later in the week. The teams will play 36 holes Sunday and the final 18 holes on Monday.
LeCANTO Fla. - The University of Houston Men's Golf program opens postseason play this weekend when it tees off at the American Athletic Conference Championships on The Quarry Course at Black Diamond Ranch.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7 a.m. (CDT) Sunday with 36 holes Sunday and the final 18 holes Monday on the 7,025-yard, par-72 course. Fans can follow live scoring by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
For more information on the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championships, fans can visit Championship Central by clicking here.
Houston, which stands at No. 36 in the latest Golfstat national rankings, will be part of a 10-team field, which includes No. 18 USF, No. 29 SMU, East Carolina, Memphis, UCF, Tulsa, UConn, Cincinnati and Temple.
The Cougars enter this weekend's event after tying for sixth at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on April 11-12. At that event, senior Kyle Pilgrim tied for 13th with a score of 217 to lead the Cougars.
HOUSTON'S LINEUP
Dismuke and associate head coach Ryke Dismuke (no relation) recently announced that seniors Pilgrim and Roman Robledo, juniors Blair Hamilton and Vincent Martino and sophomore Matt Scobie will represent the Cougars at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
For Sunday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in pairings with East Carolina student-athletes and start off No. 1. Scobie will start the day at 7:40 a.m. (CDT) Sunday with Martino (7:48 a.m.), Pilgrim (7:56 a.m.), Robledo (8:04 a.m.) and Hamilton (8:12 a.m.) following.
Robledo begins the homestretch of an outstanding collegiate career that saw him earn PING All-America Second-Team honors as a junior in 2014. The Harlingen, Texas, native ranks fourth in school career history with 142 rounds played and 10.284 strokes and is tied for fourth with five tournament titles.
He stands 10th in Houston career history with a 72.423 scoring average and has been a leader for the Cougars in 2014-15. Robledo is a close second on the team with a 72.34 scoring average and tops the team with 17 rounds of par or better, including eight in the 60s.
Robledo will make his fourth and final appearance at a conference Championships event this week after three consecutive top-5 showings. He tied for fourth at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships in 2014 and captured the C-USA individual title in 2013. As a freshman in 2012, he tied for fifth after opening with 70-68.
Hamilton has emerged as a leader for the Cougars during his junior season, posting a team-best 72.28 scoring average with 14 rounds of par or better. The Burlington, Ontario, Canada, native earned the first collegiate title of his career at the Border Olympics on March 13-14 and has enjoyed a pair of top-10 showings this season.
This will be the first time that Hamilton has competed at a conference Championships during his career.
Like Robledo, Pilgrim is wrapping his up senior season and has saved his best play of the year for the end. The Colleyville, Texas, native has posted back-to-back top-13 showings in his last two tournaments, including a ninth-place showing at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on April 11-12 for his second top-10 finish of the year.
With his recent play, Pilgrim moved into third with a 73.52 scoring average and 11 rounds of par or better.
This will be his third appearance at a conference Championships during his career. He tied for 19th at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships in 2014 and tied for 10th at the 2013 C-USA Championships.
Martino returns to the starting lineup for this weekend's Championships. In his most recent outing, the Southlake, Texas, native tied for 12th at the one-day Reveille Challenge in Bryan, Texas, on April 12 for his third top-20 showing of the season.
This year, Martino has competed in eight tournaments with nine rounds of par or better. He will be making his second appearance at a conference championships after tying for 10th at the 2013 Conference USA Championships.
Scobie has appeared in six tournaments in 2014-15 with five rounds of par or better. He etched his name into the Houston records book with his First-Round performance at the Border Olympics on March 13.
With a career-best 64, Scobie became only the seventh player in school history to shoot 64 or lower. He joined Houston great Ed Fiori as the only players to accomplish the feat in the First Round of any tournament.
This will be the first time that he has competed at the American Athletic Conference Championships during his career.
UP NEXT
Following the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars will learn their NCAA postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show at 9 a.m. (CDT), May 4, on the Golf Channel.
That also will be the same day as the annual Dave Williams Pro-Am at The Woodlands Country Club. All proceeds from this annual fundraiser benefit Project 17 - the Houston Golf booster club - and the capital campaign for the Dave Williams Golf Academy at Golf Club of Houston.
Registration and breakfast begin at 7 a.m., with the player auction slated to start at 8 a.m. Competition begins at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start. To make a reservation or for more information, fans should call 713-743-9417 or email jmdismuk@central.uh.edu. For a registration brochure, fans can click here.
Six 54-hole tournaments will be held at six NCAA Regional sites on May 14-16. The 2015 NCAA Regional sites are: UNC Finley Golf Course, hosted by North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.; The Farms Golf Club, hosted by San Diego in San Diego.; The Rawls Course, hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas; Golf Mountain Golf Club, hosted by Washington in Bremerton, Wash.; The Course at Yale, hosted by Yale in New Haven, Conn.; and The Sagamore Club, hosted by Ball State in Noblesville, Ind.
The low five teams and low individual not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships, slated for May 29-June 3 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
This marks the second straight season in which the Cougars will compete at the American Athletic Conference Championships. A year ago, Houston finished third at this event on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club.
The Cougars boasted three of the top-20 leaders with Robledo leading the way at even-par 213 to tie for fourth. Curtis Reed finished eighth with a score of 215 with Wesley McClain finishing 18th at 220.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
The Cougars have enjoyed tremendous success during their conference championships history. Houston has posted 20 team titles with the most recent coming at the 2013 Conference USA Championships in Texarkana, Ark. It was the program's first conference title since 2001.
In addition to the team success, the Cougars can boast of 20 conference medalists during the program history. Robledo was the most recent individual champion after posting a score of 8-under-par 208 at the 2013 Conference USA Championships. He became the first Cougar to win a conference individual title since Brad McIntosh in 2001.
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