UMKC Returns To Action At Desert Shootout
3/17/2016 9:40:00 AM | Men's Golf
Next on the Tee: UMKC men's golf continues its 2016 spring slate when it heads to Goodyear, Ariz., for the Desert Shootout on Mar. 18-19.
The Tournament Field: Boise State, BYU, Colorado State, Columbia, Denver, Eastern Michigan, George Washington, Grand Canyon, Idaho, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Northern Colorado, Northern Illinois, Omaha, Southern Utah, Tulsa, UMKC and Wichita State.
The Tournament Schedule: The tournament will be a 54-hole, three round event with the first and second rounds taking place on Friday starting at 9:30 a.m. CT with a shotgun start and the third round on Saturday with tee times beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT.
Live Scoring: Live stats will be available at BirdieFire.com
The Course: Palm Valley Golf Club – Par – 72, 7,015 yards
Previously at Desert Shootout Invitational:
Team: 2015 - 7th/15 teams/292-287-278=857, -10; 2014 – 1st/15 teams/284-275-274=833, -31
Individual: Antoine Rozner: 2015 – 1st/71-66-67=204, 12; 2014 – t15th/72-70-68=210, -6, Thibault Vieilledent: 2015 – t51st/73-76-71=220, +4, 2014 – t51st/76-75-68=219, +3, Jack Hermeston: 2015 – t74th/76-75-76=227, +11, Cameron Wiltse: 2015 – t76th/77-80-73=230, +14
Kangaroo Facts: In 2014 the 'Roos claimed the team title at the Desert Shootout and Nathan Hughes won the individual title and last season Antoine Rozner won the individual title… 'Roos hold the highest Golfstat ranking among WAC teams at 112… Rozner currently sits fifth on Team Europe for the Palmer Cup… Rozner named as one of 25 on the Ben Hogan Award watchlist.
