RENO, Nev. – Just two days after its last competition, the Nevada men's golf team is back in action at one of the nation's top events, The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford.
 
The three-day event begins on Thursday with the first 18 holes and will conclude with the final round of 18 holes on Saturday from Stanford Golf Course. This is the Wolf Pack's fourth consecutive season competing in this event with finishes of 12th in each of the last three seasons. The field features some of the toughest competition in the nation as 13 of the 26 teams enter the weekend ranked in the top 50, including five in the top 25. Oklahoma carries the highest ranking of all 26 teams at No. 5.
 
The Goodwin, formally known as the United State Intercollegiate, has a rich history since its start in 1968. Tournament-host Stanford has claimed 15 team victories and 15 individual titles at its event, the most of any program in each category. The Cardinal won two team titles in a row in 2013 and 2014, but last year's event was claimed by the Sooners of Oklahoma.
 
The Wolf Pack is coming off of a fifth place showing at the Duck Invitational, its sixth top five of the season. Junior Sam Meek led Nevada in that event, earning a top five himself with sole possession of fourth. Meek is playing some of his best golf of the season right now, with a win and a top five in his last two events. He will be joined on the course this week by the same four that competed in the Duck Invitational; junior Stephen Osborne, sophomores Joey Vrzich and Sam Harned and freshman Trey Davis.
 
Live scoring for the entire tournament will be available on GolfStat.com.
 
The Goodwin
Date: March 28-30
Course: Stanford GC – Palo Alto, Calif.
Par/Yardage: 70/6,758
Host: Stanford
Play: 54 holes of stroke play, 18 holes each day
Live scoring: www.golfstat.com
Field: No. 48 Arizona, No. 27 BYU, No. 11 California, Colorado, No. 36 Florida, George Washington, McNeese State, Nebraska, Nevada, No. 45 Northwestern, Nova Southeastern, No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 35 Oregon, No. 14 Pepperdine, No. 47 Saint Mary's, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Clara, No. 16 SMU, No. 31 Stanford, Toledo, UC Davis, No. 33 UNLV, No. 6 USC, Washington
 
TEE SHOTS
-Nevada has a team scoring average of 286.41 this season. Player scoring averages: Joey Vrzich (70.71), Sam Meek (72.10), Sam Harned (72.29), Stephen Osborne (73.67), Tony Gil (74.40), Trey Davis (75.47)
 
BIRDIE TRACKER
-Birdie leaders this season: Sam Meek (93), Joey Vrzich (84), Sam Harned (74), Stephen Osborne (61), Tony Gil (33), Trey Davis (31)
 
2018-19 Wolf Pack Season Schedule
FALL SEASON
Sept. 9-11, BADGER INVITATIONAL, T3rd of 12 teams, 296-280-287=863
Sept. 25-26, HUSKY INVITATIONAL, 2nd of 12 teams, 373-369-360=1,102
Oct. 1-2, NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL, 1st of 12 teams, 276-276-282=834
Oct. 25-27, VISIT STOCKTON PACIFIC INVITATIONAL, 1st of 16 teams, 281-271-262=814
Nov. 5-7, SAINT MARY'S INVITATIONAL, 15th of 18 teams, 297-301-291=889
 
SPRING SEASON
Mar. 3, DUEL IN THE DESERT vs. SMU, SMU wins 5-1
Mar. 10-12, OLYMPIC CLUB INTERCOLLEGIATE, 1^st of 13 teams, 288-275-286=849
Mar. 25-26, DUCK INVITATIONAL, 5^th of 16 teams, 281-299-304=884
Mar. 28-30, THE GOODWIN, Stanford GC, Palo Alto, Calif.
Apr. 12-14, EL MACERO CLASSIC, El Macero CC, Davis, Calif.
Apr. 26-28, MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP, Tucson National GC, Tucson, Ariz.