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South Dakota State University

Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate

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2/18/2021 2:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate

When	Friday, Feb. 19 - Sunday, Feb. 21
Where	Classic Club \| Palm Desert, Calif.
Live Stats	Golfstat.com
Teams Competing	South Dakota State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Boise State, San Diego, Seattle University, Oregon, Southern Utah, Florida Atlantic, UC Riverside, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Gonzaga, Northern Colorado, Georgia Tech, CSUN, UNC Charlotte, Air Force, UCLA, UTEP
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The South Dakota State men's golf team begins its 2021 season at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Feb. 19-21 in Palm Desert, California.

The three round, 54-hole tournament, hosted by the University of Wyoming, will be held at the Classic Club, a 72-par 7,305 yard course. Tee times begin at 7 a.m. at the first and 10th tees Friday and Saturday, followed by a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Sunday. SDSU will be one of 21 teams participating at the event.

This weekend marks the sixth consecutive year the Jackrabbits will play in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Last season, the team placed 16th out of 21 teams.

The Jackrabbits' lineup will feature Jack Tanner, Matthew Schaefer, Liam Georgiadis, James Temple and Will Frazier. Lucas Schaefbauer will participate as an individual.

The Jacks played in seven events last season before the COVID-19 pandemic ended their season in March.

Seventh-year head coach Casey VanDamme returns nine of 10 golfers from last season's squad. The athletes originate from as close as Watertown and as far as Australia and Ireland.

Tanner returns for the Jacks after posting a 74.15 stroke average in 20 rounds during his freshman campaign. Jonah Dohrer finished the 2019-20 season with a 74.65 stroke average in 17 rounds.

SDSU was selected to finish second in the Summit League Men's Golf Preseason Poll with Tanner named a golfer to watch.

-GoJacks.com-