LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's golf team continues its fall season at the 55th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. The 54-hole tournament is set for Saturday through Monday, Sept. 21-23, at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Eisenhower Golf Club.
 
Golfers will play 18 holes each day with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, on the Blue Course, while Monday's tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. Live scoring will be available at scorebard.clippd.com.
 
The Blue Course of the Eisenhower Golf Club opened in 1959 and is named after former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who took part in the dedication ceremony. The 7,541-yard, par 72-course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., and was ranked as the third-best military course in the nation (PGA.com) and the 24th-best college course (Golf Week) in the country.
 
The Aggies have had two individual champions at the Gene Miranda Invitational. Keith Barnes captured the title in 1979 with a score of 6-under 210, while Jay Don Blake won the event the following year at 2-under 214. Blake also helped lead Utah State to the Falcon Invitational team title in 1980. The Aggies finished at 20-over 884.
 
Along with the Aggies and host Air Force, the 22-team field includes Colorado State, CSU Northridge, Denver, Gonzaga, Holy Cross, Incarnate Word, Missouri State, Northern Colorado, San José State, SIU Edwardsville, Southern Utah, Tarleton State, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Utah Tech, Weber State, Wofford and Wyoming.
 
Scheduled to compete for the Aggies are graduate John Cook (Aguora Hills, California), graduate Cole Enlow (Frisco, Texas), senior Julio Arronte (Xalapa,Veracruz, Mexico), senior Esteban Jaramillo (Bogota, Colombia) and sophomore Enrique Karg (Guadalajara, Mexico).
 
Utah State begin its 2023-24 season with a 14th-place finish at the SIU Edwardsville-hosted Dolenc Invitational with a 54-hole team score of 21-over 873 (276-303-294) against the 18-team field. Arronte led Utah State as he tied for 20th at 1-under 212 (69-71-72) for his fifth-career under par finish and his seventh-career top 20 placing. 
 
Utah State held a 1-shot lead over the field after its first 18 holes of the Dolenc Invitational as it shot an 8-under 276, which tied for the second-best round by any team during the two-day event.
 
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55th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
Date: Sept. 21-23
Host Course: Eisenhower Golf Club – Blue Course (U.S Air Force Academy, Colorado)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,541
Live Scoring: scorebard.clippd.com
 
Utah State Lineup
1. Esteban Jaramillo (Senior)
2. John Cook (Graduate)
3. Enrique Karg (Sophomore)
4. Julio Arronte (Senior)
5. (Cole Enlow (Graduate)