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Men's Golf heads to Hawai'i this Thursday to open the spring
February 14, 2023 | Men's Golf
LIHUE, HAWAI'I – The Washington State men's golf team opens the 2023 spring season this Thursday, Feb. 16, as the Cougars head out to Lihue, Hawai'i to participate in the 46th Annual John Burns Invitational.
The Course and Tournament Format
The 46th Annual John Burns Invitational will take place on the Ocean Course at the Hokuala Golf Club in Lihue, Hawai'i. The Ocean Course is a 7,120-yard course and plays as a par 72.
Play begins Thursday, Feb. 16, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 18, with teams playing one 18-hole round per day. Each round of the John Burns Invitational will get underway with a 10:30 a.m. PT shotgun start.
Washington State's Lineup
1) Pono Yanagi 2) Preston Bebich 3) Jaden Cantafio 4) Peter Jung 5) Sam Renner
Head Coach Dustin White on the John Burns Invitational
"We're excited to get back into competition again. The off-season is nice to work on a few things, but after a while, you're ready to go play. We've got a couple of great events ahead of us and the guys played some solid golf during qualifying. It goes back to what we did in the fall - control what we can and focus on the shot in front of you until there are no more holes left to play. We do a good job of that and we know what can happen."
The Field
Hawai'i will serve as the host of the 46th Annual John Burns Invitational. Along with Washington State, No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 19 Arizona, No. 20 San Diego State, California, Southern Cal, Utah, BYU, Fresno St., Grand Canyon, Long Beach St., LMU, Nevada, New Mexico, Santa Clara, Sacramento St., St. Mary's, UNC Wilmington, UNLV and UTEP will all be in attendance in Lihue.
Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the 46th Annual John Burns Invitational at GolfStat.com.
A Look at the Spring
The John Burns Invitational will be the first of six tournaments for the Cougars this spring. After this tournament in Hawai'i, Washington State returns to the mainland to play in The Prestige in Palm Desert, California Feb. 20-22. The Cougs will take a couple of weeks off then head to Bandon, Oregon to play in the Bandon Dunes Championship March 12-14.
WSU will then head to the Golden State for three-straight tournaments, as the Cougs will play in The Goodwin (March 30-April 1) in San Francisco and the El Macero Classic (April 14-16). Washington State will conclude the regular season at the 2023 Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship (April 28-30), which will take place at the Stanford Golf Club. NCAA Regionals will be held May 15-17, while the 2023 NCAA Men's Golf Championship will run from May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Grayhawk Golf Club.
Recapping the Fall
Washington State heads into the spring after a strong fall campaign that saw the Cougars collect one team victory and two second-place finishes. The Cougs got the season started by winning the Husky Invitational for the first time in program history, by carding 4-over; 868.
WSU posted back-to-back second place finishes in mid-October. The Cougars finished second at the Oregon State Invitational after shooting 11-over; 863, then shot a season-best 16-under; 836 at the Visit Stockton Invitational to finish tied for second.
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