Harry Longshanks
ILikeBigPutts&ICannotLie
I suppose this is little more than a PSA since there is no TV coverage, just live scoring on GolfStat. But Monday is the first day of an important 2-day men's college golf tournament, the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic.
This 54-hole tournament is known as the Masters of College Golf because it is an invitation only event where, in order to earn an invitation, a college player must be an All-American or be a Div. I or Div. II champion. The tournament has standard bearers who walk with each group and, on the range, name cards are placed behind the players, who practice with Pro V1s. The players are treated like PGA pros and each school with a player in the field receives a $1,000 scholarship. In total, Western Refining has given $600,000 in scholarship money to participating schools.
Past champions in the 34 year history of the event include Tiger Woods, David Duval, Jerry Pate, Scott Simpson, Notah Begay, Matt Kuchar, and Davis Love III. The Golf Classic ranks as the No. 1 tournament in the country according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
This year's field features 30 top-ranked players including Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State, Billy Horschel of Florida, Adam Mitchell of Georgia, Charlie Holland of Texas, Nick Taylor of Washington, and Kyle Stanley of Clemson. The players that compete at this tournament are the ones that we will see on the PGA Tour in the future. And unlike the majority of their college career, the players will not be competing on behalf of their school's team. Rather, they compete as individuals, just like their PGA counterparts.
It's a compelling tournament and it's yet another college event that I wish The Golf Channel would cover.
This 54-hole tournament is known as the Masters of College Golf because it is an invitation only event where, in order to earn an invitation, a college player must be an All-American or be a Div. I or Div. II champion. The tournament has standard bearers who walk with each group and, on the range, name cards are placed behind the players, who practice with Pro V1s. The players are treated like PGA pros and each school with a player in the field receives a $1,000 scholarship. In total, Western Refining has given $600,000 in scholarship money to participating schools.
Past champions in the 34 year history of the event include Tiger Woods, David Duval, Jerry Pate, Scott Simpson, Notah Begay, Matt Kuchar, and Davis Love III. The Golf Classic ranks as the No. 1 tournament in the country according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
This year's field features 30 top-ranked players including Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State, Billy Horschel of Florida, Adam Mitchell of Georgia, Charlie Holland of Texas, Nick Taylor of Washington, and Kyle Stanley of Clemson. The players that compete at this tournament are the ones that we will see on the PGA Tour in the future. And unlike the majority of their college career, the players will not be competing on behalf of their school's team. Rather, they compete as individuals, just like their PGA counterparts.
It's a compelling tournament and it's yet another college event that I wish The Golf Channel would cover.
