Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Set to Close Out Fall Season
10/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 28, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - In the final tournament of a successful fall season, 16th-ranked Northwestern heads to San Martin, CA to take part in the CordeValle Collegiate. The first-ever event will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the CordeValle Country Club.
The fifth-ranked UCLA Bruins play host to the 15-team event. Nine of the teams and 12 of the players are ranked in the Top 50 of the latest GolfWeek poll. The field includes No. 5 UCLA, No. 43 Arizona, Arkansas, No. 25 Augusta State, California, No. 22 Notre Dame, No. 17 Pepperdine, Stanford, No. 29 Texas, Central Florida, North Carolina, No. 50 USC, Virginia and No. 11 Washington.
The Wildcats have placed no worse than 10th in four tournaments this fall, including a first-place finish at the Big Ten/ Pac Ten Challenge and a runner-up showing at the Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic.
The format for the par 72, 7,169 yard, CordeValle Collegiate will be 36 holes of stroke play on Mon. Oct. 31, followed by 18 holes on Tues, Nov. 1. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com.
Northwestern will then enter a three-month hiatus before teeing-off their spring season Feb. 26, 2006 at the Puerto Rico Classic.
