After holding a few highly competitive qualifying rounds the men's and women's travel squads for the California Baptist University, Spring Break Collegiate Tournament, being held at the prestigious Prim Valley Golf Club have been decided. The tournament will be held over USCB's Spring Break, March 8-9th. Playing for the Lady Sand Sharks are Adrianna Saavedra,
Kaitlin O'Sullivan,
Kelli Nakano,
Brittany Cheek, and Jenny Payne. On the Men's team,
Jon Pannone,
George Thacker,
Chris Lane,
Travis Cashion, and
Luke McClellan.
The two teams are up against a very strong field of competitors:
| Men's Teams (Desert Course) |
Women's Teams (Lake Course) |
| No. 1 Oklahoma Christian |
No. 3 California Baptist University |
| No. 3 Holy Names (Calif.) |
No. 8 Concordia |
| No. 5 South Carolina Beaufort |
No. 9 Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
| No. 12 California Baptist University |
No. 10 British Columbia
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| No. 24 Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
No. 12 Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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| No. 25 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
No. 13 South Carolina- Beaufort
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| Biola (Calif.) |
No. 16 Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
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| Corban (Ore.) |
Biola (Calif.)
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| The Master's (Calif.) |
Cal State San Marcos
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| Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Southwestern (Ariz.)- one individual only
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| Southwestern (Ariz.) |
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| William Jessup (Calif.) |
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About the course (taken from www.primmvalleygolf.com)
Lakes Course (women)
The Lakes Course opened in February of 1997 and was quickly given the ranking as one of the Top Ten Best New Courses that same year by Golf Digest Magazine. The Lakes Course will take you out of the desert and into another world. Complete with dense groves of tall pine trees, an extensive lakes and river system (in play on 11 holes) and acre-upon-acre of beautifully manicured green rye grass interrupted only by numerous bunkers. Generous fairways that slope towards the middle make the course very player friendly, but don't be fooled. This 6,945-yard par-71 course is a challenge that puts even the best golfer to the test. The undulating, well-bunkered greens and plenty of water hazards will make it difficult to tame this beautiful beast.
Desert Course (men)
The Desert Course opened in May 1998 and was built to showcase the beautiful desert landscaping and providing a stark contrast to the almost-tropical Lakes Course. Slightly more demanding of the player's ability, it measures 7,131 yards with a par of 72. The course is accented with palm and mesquite trees, as well as colorful cactus and desert wildflowers to give it a true desert feeling. Where water was used on the Lakes Course, vast stretches of waste bunkers border the fairways on seven holes. Water does come into play on five holes, and narrow fairways with elevation changes and large, well-bunkered greens test even the most skilled players.
The results will be on golfstat.com following each day, you can also look to www.USCBathletics.com for full coverage.