University of Houston Athletics
Men's Golf Unveils 2016-17 Schedule
8/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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HOUSTON â€" The University of Houston Men's Golf program will compete in 10 regular-season tournaments in preparation for postseason play during the 2016-17 season, Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke announced Wednesday.
The Cougars will compete as far east as Florida and South Carolina and as far west as Hawai'i with four team tournaments in the state of Texas during the 2016-17 season.
FALL SCHEDULE
The fall schedule tees off Sept. 23-25 when the Cougars compete at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate at Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
From there, the Cougars will join with Sam Houston State and Rice as co-hosts at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic on Oct. 10-11 at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas. It will be the first of five tournaments in which the Cougars will serve as a host.
Following a two-week break, Houston returns to action on Oct. 24-25 at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas.
The Cougars close out the fall slate in grand fashion as they compete at the Kaanapali Collegiate Classic at Kaanapali Golf Club in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i, on Nov. 4-6. It will be the first time Houston has competed in Hawai'i since February 2004.
Individually, junior Michael Perras ends the Cougars' fall campaign with an individual appearance at the Western Refining College All-America Classic on Nov. 12-13 at El Paso Country Club in El Paso, Texas. The Deer Park, Texas, native earned his invitation after receiving PING All-America Honorable Mention honors a year ago.
SPRING SCHEDULE
After the Christmas break, the Cougars will play host to four consecutive tournaments to open the spring campaign. The spring slate begins Feb. 17-19 when the Cougars host the All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston on Feb. 17-19.
From there, Houston will team with Arkansas to host the Querencia Cabo Collegiate at Querencia Golf Club in San Jose, Cabo, Mexico on Feb. 26-28.
The Cougars open the month of March at the Border Olympics on March 10-11 at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, and then welcome one of the nation's top fields to the Valspar Intercollegiate at Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, Fla., on March 19-21.
After closing out March at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate on March 26-28 in Awendaw, S.C., the Cougars wrap up the regular season on April 1-2 at the 3M Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
The latter tournament is always a highlight for the Cougars, who enjoy a trip to Augusta National Golf Club for practice rounds on the Monday before The Masters before returning home to Houston later that evening.
POSTSEASON PLAY
With the completion of the regular season, the Cougars enter the postseason when they compete at the American Athletic Conference Championships on April 23-25 on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Club in Clearwater, Fla.
From there, Houston will wait to learn its postseason fate. The 2016 NCAA Regionals will be held at six venues: University Club (Baton Rouge, La.); The Grove (Murfreesboro, Tenn.); Kampen Course (West Lafayette, Ind.); Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.); UT Golf Club (Austin, Texas) and Washington National Golf Club (Auburn, Wash.)
The 2016 NCAA Championships will be held May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
The Cougars return 11 letterwinners from last year's squad, which won five team championships, five individual crowns, competed in NCAA Regional play for the fifth straight season and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year.
Perras led the Cougars with a 71.62 scoring average and 22 rounds of par or better a year ago. He captured the title at the HBU Husky Intercollegiate to open the fall and became the second Cougar in school history to post three straight rounds in the 60s during NCAA postseason play on the way to winning the individual championship at the NCAA Franklin Regional.
For his impressive performances, Perras was an All-American Athletic Conference and PING All-Central Region Team member and was named PING All-America Honorable Mention.
Matt Dunn, Matt Scobie and Emmett Oh will compete as seniors in their final collegiate seasons in 2016-17. Scobie finished third among the Cougars with a 72.50 scoring average a year ago despite being hampered by a foot injury, while Dunn earned medalist honors at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic.
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