FIFTH ANNUAL NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL FIELD 2018 HOSTED BY FRESNO STATE OCTOBER 1-2, 2018 DRAGONFLY CLUB – 72 – 7,390 YARDS

TOURNAMENT FIELD: BYU, Cal Poly, CSUN, Fresno State (host), Gonzaga, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, Seattle, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: The 54-hole event (stroke play) will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT with 36 holes on Monday, Oct. 1. The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Oct. 2. All players will be re-grouped before the final round based on the scores.

RESULTS: Live scoring will be available on golfstat.com.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: T.J. Stricklin Cell: (256) 454-0338 Email: [email protected]

PAST PERFORMERS: Some of the past competitors in the Nick Watney Invitational (called the Fresno State Classic and Fresno State Lexus Classic in years past) that went on to compete on the PGA Tour include Tom Watson, Craig Stadler, longtime Fresno State head coach Mike Watney, Johnny Miller, Ray Leach, Bobby Clampett, Scott Simpson, Wille Wood, Billy Andred, Arron Oberholser, Mike Springer, , Tim Norris and Fresno State standout Nick Watney to name a few.

DRAGONFLY GOLF CLUB: As the tournament has moved around the Fresno, Calif., area over the years, 2018’s host, Dragonfly Golf Club (located 10 minutes outside of Fresno, Calif.), is known for having giant oak trees, generous-sized rolling hybrid Bermuda fairways, large undulating bentgrass greens, five water hazards and nearly 100 bunkers. https://dragonflygolfclub.com/

NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 2014 (spring) - UC Santa Barbara (Jordan Epstein, UCSB – 214) 2014 (fall) - Pacific (Byron Meth, Pacific – 206) 2015 - St. Mary’s (Pavan Sagoo, St Mary’s – 197) 2016 - BYU (Perry Cohen, St. Mary’s – 208) 2017 - BYU (Peter Kuest, BYU – 210)

NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL TEAM RECORDS: Lowest Single Round Score: 270 – Pacific (2014); St. Mary’s (2015) Lowest 54-Hole Score: 825 – St. Mary’s (2015)

NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS: Lowest Single Round Score: 64 – Pavan Sagoo, St. Mary’s (2015); Alex Chiarella, (2015); Connor Campbell, Loyola Marymount (2015); SeungJae Maeng, Pacific (2015) Lowest 54-Hole Score: 197 - Pavan Sagoo, St. Mary’s (2015)

RECORDS BEYOND THE RENAMING OF THE TOURNAMENT: Most Tournament Wins: 14 - BYU Overall Wins by Host: 6 - Fresno State