The men’s golf team will tee-off at the MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif. today.
The tournament is comprised of two rounds today and the final round on Tuesday.
The tournament will feature 20 teams. Among these teams are nationally ranked No. 2 Oregon, No. 19 San Jose State and No. 20 California.
Junior Zac Blair said he is excited to competing again and is looking forward to seeing how his teammates perform.
“It’s good to be going back and getting in some competition,” Blair said. “We are going to have some new guys on this trip and it will be fun to see how they do.”
The other golfers who will be competing for the Cougars are freshman Patrick Fishburn, sophomore Jordan Hammer, freshman McCoy Willey and junior Adam Tebbs.
This will be the first tournament of the season for Tebbs.
Blair said a challenge for the team will be to remain calm and collected throughout the tournament.
“We just need to stay patient as a team,” Blair said. “We will need to hang in there when things aren’t going our way.”
Blair also said he believes if the team can push through the tough times of the tournament, they will be able to perform well.
“If we fight through the bad times, we will be able to come out on top,” Blair said.
Men’s head coach Bruce Brockbank said he is impressed with how Blair has stepped up this season.
“He has really stepped up his game and is an All-American candidate this year,” Brockbank said in a news release. “His improvement has been huge since last season.”
Brockbank said he expects Blair to lead the team during this tournament.
