Saturday, March 20
Omni Tucson National Resort – Tucson, Ariz.
University of Houston
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N.I.T.
Houston Men’s Golf Set to Compete at N.I.T.
3/19/2021 7:36:00 AM | Men's Golf
Three-day, 54-hole tournament begins Saturday morning with 36 holes at Omni Tucson National Resort
TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Houston Men's Golf program returns to action this weekend when it tees off at the N.I.T. at Omni Tucson National Resort, beginning Saturday morning.
Team will play 36 holes beginning at 9 a.m. (CDT) Saturday morning with the final 18 holes starting Sunday morning on the 7,167-yard, par-72 Catalina Course.
The Cougars enter this weekend's tournament following a ninth-place finish at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational. That tournament featured nine Top-35 teams and six Top-10-squads from the Golfstat national rankings.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the N.I.T. by clicking here.
STARTING LINEUP
Under the direction of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the Cougars will be represented by senior Alexander Frances, sophomore Austyn Reily, senior Matt Cole, senior Luke Long and senior Logan Young.
This season, Frances leads the Cougars with a 72.82 scoring average and five rounds of par or better. The Stege, Denmark, led the Cougars and tied for 16th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a score of 1-under 212, thanks to scores of 70-69 during the final two rounds.
Reily stands second on the squad with a 73.09 average and is tied with Frances for the team lead with five rounds of par or better. The Pottsboro, Texas, native opened the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a 69 and tied for 26th at 216.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete against Oklahoma, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Utah, San Diego, UNLV, New Mexico, USC, Texas, San Diego State, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Miami (Fla.) and host Arizona
PAIRINGS
For Saturday, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Colorado State, Iowa State and Utah, beginning off No. 1.
Young and Day begin their day at 9:50 a.m. (CDT) with Cole and Reily (10 a.m. CDT) and Frances (10:10 a.m. CDT) following.
Fans can find complete pairings when finalized by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the N.I.T., the Cougars will open the month of April when they play host to the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Golf Club in Houston on April 5-6.
From there, the team closes the regular season at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas on April 9-11.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Women's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
Team will play 36 holes beginning at 9 a.m. (CDT) Saturday morning with the final 18 holes starting Sunday morning on the 7,167-yard, par-72 Catalina Course.
The Cougars enter this weekend's tournament following a ninth-place finish at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational. That tournament featured nine Top-35 teams and six Top-10-squads from the Golfstat national rankings.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the N.I.T. by clicking here.
STARTING LINEUP
Under the direction of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the Cougars will be represented by senior Alexander Frances, sophomore Austyn Reily, senior Matt Cole, senior Luke Long and senior Logan Young.
This season, Frances leads the Cougars with a 72.82 scoring average and five rounds of par or better. The Stege, Denmark, led the Cougars and tied for 16th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a score of 1-under 212, thanks to scores of 70-69 during the final two rounds.
Reily stands second on the squad with a 73.09 average and is tied with Frances for the team lead with five rounds of par or better. The Pottsboro, Texas, native opened the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a 69 and tied for 26th at 216.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete against Oklahoma, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Utah, San Diego, UNLV, New Mexico, USC, Texas, San Diego State, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Miami (Fla.) and host Arizona
PAIRINGS
For Saturday, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Colorado State, Iowa State and Utah, beginning off No. 1.
Young and Day begin their day at 9:50 a.m. (CDT) with Cole and Reily (10 a.m. CDT) and Frances (10:10 a.m. CDT) following.
Fans can find complete pairings when finalized by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the N.I.T., the Cougars will open the month of April when they play host to the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Golf Club in Houston on April 5-6.
From there, the team closes the regular season at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas on April 9-11.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Women's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
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