University of Houston Athletics
Houston Unveils 2018-19 Schedule
8/23/2018 10:35:00 AM | Men's Golf
Cougars open fall season at Maui Jim Invitational on Sept. 21-23 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Men's Golf program will compete in 10 regular-season tournaments, including five in the state of Texas, during the 2018-19 season, Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke announced Thursday.
The Cougars will compete in four tournaments during the fall, starting with the Maui Jim Invitational on Sept. 21-23 at Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Houston will tee off in six tournaments during the spring season, hosting five of those events.
Under the leadership of Dismuke – who enters his 10th season at Houston in 2018-19, the Cougars will travel to five states as well as Mexico.
"This is the best schedule we have had since I have been at Houston," Dismuke said. "We have a chance to tee it up against some of the best teams in the country, week in and week out, and that gives our players a chance to compete against the best as we head into the postseason."
Eight student-athletes return from the Cougars' 2017-18 team, which posted five top-five finishes. Junior Zach Tracy is the team's leading returning player after posting a 72.87 scoring average with 15 rounds of par or better. The Houston native was one of two Cougars to earn All-American Athletic Conference honors a year ago.
In addition to the veterans, the Cougars welcome four newcomers to the program in 2018-19, including freshman Chris Chomyn (Irvine HS, Irvine, Calif.), junior Alex Isakson (Argyle, Texas, McLennan, CC), junior Luke Long (Fayetteville, Ark., Chattanooga), freshman Braxton Watkins (Winthrop, Ark., Pleasant Grove HS) and junior Logan Young (Normangee, Texas, Concordia University).
"This is a different group from what we have had in the past, but these guys are hungry and want to improve dramatically from last year," Dismuke said.
FALL SEASON
After opening the year at the Maui Jim Invitational, the Cougars will play two tournaments in the month of October, starting Oct. 6-8 at the Maridoe Intercollegiate at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, and at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate on Oct. 22-23 at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas.
From there, the team wraps up the fall season at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic at Ka'anapali Golf Club in Lahaina, Hawai'i on Nov. 2-4.
SPRING SEASON
Following a two-month break for the holidays, the Cougars open the spring season Feb. 17-19 at their own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston. That will be the first of four straight tournaments the Cougars host in the spring.
The Cougars welcome an award-winning field to the All-American Intercollegiate, including Baylor, Charlotte, Lamar, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, North Texas, Rice, South Carolina, Sam Houston State, UTSA and UT Arlington.
From there, the team joins Arkansas as hosts of the Cabo Collegiate at Querencia Golf Club in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, on March 3-5. That field includes Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Florida State, LSU, Mississippi, Oklahoma State, Rice, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
On March 11-12, the Cougars tee off at the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, against a field which includes Arkansas State, Bowling Green, Campbell, Houston Baptist, Lamar, Little Rock, Oral Roberts, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, Southern Miss, Stephen F. Austin, ULM, UMKC, UT Rio Grande Valley, UTSA and WKU.
The Cougars close out the month of March at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla. The tournaments features one of the nation's elite fields, including Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, LSU, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, USF, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.
After opening the month of April at the 3M Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club on April 6-7, the Cougars conclude the regular season when they host the Bayou City Intercollegiate on April 15-16 at Golf Crest Country Club in Pearland, Texas, against Rice, Abilene Christian, Arkansas State, Denver, George Washington, Houston Baptist, Lamar, McNeese, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, Texas State, UT Arlington, UTSA and Wichita State.
POSTSEASON
With the completion of the regular season, the Cougars enter the postseason when they tee off in the American Athletic Conference Championships on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., on April 21-23.
NCAA Regionals will be held May 13-15 at one of six sites across the nation: University of Louisville Golf Club (Louisville, Ky.); Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.); University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.); Palouse Ridge Golf Club (Pullman, Wash.); TPC Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and The Harvester Golf Club (Rhodes, Iowa).
The NCAA Championships will be played May 24-29 at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.
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