Oct. 18, 2015 LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's men's golf team will conclude its fall schedule this week at the Cal State Northridge-hosted Bill Cullum Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be held at The Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, Calif.
The tournament, which gets underway at 8:45 a.m. (MT) on Monday, will play at par-72 over the 6,819-yard layout. Teams will play two rounds Monday and the final round Tuesday.
Joining Utah State in the 16-team field will be Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Hawai'i, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and the host Matadors.
Scheduled to compete for the Aggies is senior Seokwon Jeon (Salt Lake City, Utah), juniors Tanner Jenson (Parker, Colo.), Eli Rogers (Hamilton, Wyo.) and McCoy Willey (St. George, Utah), and sophomore Braxton Miller (Boise, Idaho).
In its last competition, Utah State placed second out of 13 teams at the Utah Invitational with a school-record 15-under-par 837 (278-279-280). Jeon took medalist honors in the invite with a collegiate-best 12-under 201 (66-70-65) for his third career tournament win.
At last year's Cullum Invitational, Utah State finished 10th out of 20 teams with a 10-over 874 (287-299-288) as Jeon tied for seventh at 5-under 211 (68-72-71), while Jenson tied for 59th at 7-over 223 (73-76-74) and Willey finished tied for 74th at 11-over 227 (81-76-70).
At the 2013 Cullum Invitational, Utah State finished 17th out of 20 teams with a 41-over 905 (301-311-293) as Jeon tied for 43rd with a 5-over 221 (74-79-68) and Rogers tied for 91st at 20-over 236 (71-81-84).
And at the 2012 Cullum Invitational, Utah State finished 11th out of 20 teams with a 32-over 896 (301-299-296) as Jeon tied for 15th-place with a 2-over 218 (72-71-75).
Through four tournaments this fall, Jeon leads the Aggies with a stroke average of 71.33, while Miller has a stroke average of 71.92, followed by Jenson (72.25), Rogers (73.44), Willey (74.33) and freshman Keifer Higham (77.00). As a team, USU has placed in the top 10 in all four tournaments it has competed in this fall, including a pair of top-five finishes.
Live scoring for the Cullum Invitational will be available on GolfStatResults.com and daily results will be available at www.UtahStateAggies.com.
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