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MGOLF | Saint Mary’s Set to Compete in Island Resort Intercollegiate to Kickoff 2024-25 Season
8/30/2024 11:33:00 AM | Men's Golf
MORAGA, Calif. - The Saint Mary's men's golf team will officially kickoff their 2024-25 campaign competing in the Island Resort Intercollegiate for the second straight year. Hosted by South Dakota State, the Gaels placed 5th in last year's event and will have a legit shot at the tournament title this year with notable DI transfers and a collection of veteran returners highlighting this year's squad.
TOURNAMENT INFO
Dates: September 1st and 2nd
Rounds: Three total rounds, two rounds on Sunday (36 holes), one round on Monday (18 holes)
Tee Time: 7:30 AM CT both days
Course: Sage Run Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,375 yards
Participating Teams: South Dakota State (host), Georgia, Central Florida, Purdue, Michigan, Miami (OH), North Texas, Boise State, Illinois State, VCU, St. Mary's (CA), Northern Illinois
STARTING LINEUP
Zack Missigman
Connor Reis
Go Nakatsukasa
Aidan Lee
Avery Lazarski
*Individual Ian Bruchhauser
Zack Missigman returns for his fifth year at Saint Mary's and won the team's 72-hole qualifying earlier this week to earn his spot in the lineup. "I look forward to seeing him continue the positive momentum he built up in the summer and watching him become a leader for us on the team" said head coach Scott Hardy. Another returner for the Gaels in this weekend's starting lineup includes senior Connor Reis. Reis capped off a strong junior campaign with an individual victory at the Nick Watney Invitational hosted by Fresno State.
Junior Go Nakatsukasa will make his first start for the Gaels after transferring in from Utah. Nakatsukasa had a successful qualifier to earn a spot in this weekend's event and finished his Utah career competing in 11 events including the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. Aidan Lee returns for his third season with the Gaels after competing in 12 events and recording a stroke average of 73.2 during the 2023-24 season. "Lee will give us great experience and continues to up his game heading into this season" said Hardy.
Rounding out the starting lineup for Saint Mary's is redshirt freshman Avery Lazarski who will make his collegiate debut. "Avery played strong golf over the summer and showed he can be an impact freshman for us this season" (Hardy). Lastly, competing as an individual, is junior transfer Ian Bruchhauser who joins the Gaels from Northern Illinois. "Ian will be playing as an individual this week, but he has already shown he can compete well at the DI level and will be pushing for the individual title this week" said Hardy. At Northern Illinois, Bruchhauser was named to the MAC Championship All-Tournament Team in 2024 and competed in ten events during the season.
"The Islands Resort Intercollegiate is going to be a great way to start our 24-25' campaign. A solid field of contending teams and very good golf course will test the team right out of the gate. I look forward to seeing how we compete and if we can get in contention for a great finish early in the season" (Hardy).
LAST TIME OUT (2023-24)
Saint Mary's finished the 2023-24 season as semi-finalists in the WCC Championships. After qualifying for match play as one of the top four teams after the first three rounds, they would eventually fall to WCC Champions San Diego in match play.
On the year, the Gaels recorded six top-5 finishes and two tournament victories at the Nick Watney Invitational and the El Macero Classic. Connor Reis was the team's lone All-WCC selection and will seek his second consecutive all-conference selection this season. Head coach Scott Hardy last sent an individual to the NCAA Regionals in 2021 but will look to qualify as a team for the first time since 2019.
Full tournament results and recaps can be found at smcgaels.com. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
TOURNAMENT INFO
Dates: September 1st and 2nd
Rounds: Three total rounds, two rounds on Sunday (36 holes), one round on Monday (18 holes)
Tee Time: 7:30 AM CT both days
Course: Sage Run Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,375 yards
Participating Teams: South Dakota State (host), Georgia, Central Florida, Purdue, Michigan, Miami (OH), North Texas, Boise State, Illinois State, VCU, St. Mary's (CA), Northern Illinois
STARTING LINEUP
Zack Missigman
Connor Reis
Go Nakatsukasa
Aidan Lee
Avery Lazarski
*Individual Ian Bruchhauser
Zack Missigman returns for his fifth year at Saint Mary's and won the team's 72-hole qualifying earlier this week to earn his spot in the lineup. "I look forward to seeing him continue the positive momentum he built up in the summer and watching him become a leader for us on the team" said head coach Scott Hardy. Another returner for the Gaels in this weekend's starting lineup includes senior Connor Reis. Reis capped off a strong junior campaign with an individual victory at the Nick Watney Invitational hosted by Fresno State.
Junior Go Nakatsukasa will make his first start for the Gaels after transferring in from Utah. Nakatsukasa had a successful qualifier to earn a spot in this weekend's event and finished his Utah career competing in 11 events including the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. Aidan Lee returns for his third season with the Gaels after competing in 12 events and recording a stroke average of 73.2 during the 2023-24 season. "Lee will give us great experience and continues to up his game heading into this season" said Hardy.
Rounding out the starting lineup for Saint Mary's is redshirt freshman Avery Lazarski who will make his collegiate debut. "Avery played strong golf over the summer and showed he can be an impact freshman for us this season" (Hardy). Lastly, competing as an individual, is junior transfer Ian Bruchhauser who joins the Gaels from Northern Illinois. "Ian will be playing as an individual this week, but he has already shown he can compete well at the DI level and will be pushing for the individual title this week" said Hardy. At Northern Illinois, Bruchhauser was named to the MAC Championship All-Tournament Team in 2024 and competed in ten events during the season.
"The Islands Resort Intercollegiate is going to be a great way to start our 24-25' campaign. A solid field of contending teams and very good golf course will test the team right out of the gate. I look forward to seeing how we compete and if we can get in contention for a great finish early in the season" (Hardy).
LAST TIME OUT (2023-24)
Saint Mary's finished the 2023-24 season as semi-finalists in the WCC Championships. After qualifying for match play as one of the top four teams after the first three rounds, they would eventually fall to WCC Champions San Diego in match play.
On the year, the Gaels recorded six top-5 finishes and two tournament victories at the Nick Watney Invitational and the El Macero Classic. Connor Reis was the team's lone All-WCC selection and will seek his second consecutive all-conference selection this season. Head coach Scott Hardy last sent an individual to the NCAA Regionals in 2021 but will look to qualify as a team for the first time since 2019.
Full tournament results and recaps can be found at smcgaels.com. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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