by Gavin Hall, Santa Clara Athletics Media Relations Student Assistant
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's golf will be playing its second Arizonan tournament of their spring season as they participate in the Desert Mountain Collegiate in Scottsdale. Built in 2003, the venue for the weekend will be the Jack Nicklaus-designed Outlaw Course, one of six at Desert Mountain Golf Club.
TOURNAMENT INFO
Desert Mountain Collegiate
Saturday, Mar. 4 (36 Holes) - Sunday, Mar. 5 (18 Holes)
Desert Mountain GC - Outlaw Course (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Host: Michigan
Par-72 | 7,107 yards
Tee Time: 6:30 AM PT (Shotgun start)
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Coming off a 13th place finish out of 21 teams at the John Burns Intercollegiate, this will be Santa Clara's third of eight tournaments in the spring. The Broncos will enjoy temperatures in the high-60s and views of Tonto National Forest throughout the event as the Outlaw Course lies adjacent to the almost 3 million acre area.
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The 16-team field for the Desert Mountain Collegiate will feature Santa Clara, host-Michigan, Arkansas Little Rock, Central Michigan, DePaul, Illinois State, Lipscomb, Louisiana Monroe, Miami (Ohio), Mississippi State, Nebraska, New Mexico State, South Dakota State, UConn, USC, and UTEP.
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The University of Michigan will be hosting the event for its eighth time and has won the event twice, most recently being in last year's playing of the tournament.
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The Broncos participating this weekend will be Viraj Garewal, Julien Paltrinieri, Alex Conley, Nolan Forsman, Oscar Zimmerman, and Calder Overfelt (playing as an individual). This will be Zimmerman's third event of the season as he makes a return to the starting five.
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Paltrinieri leads the team with a 70.8 stroke average which dropped below 71 after a strong tied-6th finish at the John Burns Intercollegiate where he was able to get all three rounds in under par capping it off with a 9-under 63 in the Final Round.
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The Broncos are averaging 73.57 strokes per round as a team.
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