Sooners Head West for The Goodwin

NORMAN — The No. 6 Oklahoma men's golf team continues its spring season on Thursday at The Goodwin in San Francisco, Calif. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will take place March 29-31 (Thursday-Saturday) at the par-71, 7,143-yard at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.

The 25-team field includes six squads ranked in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings top 25. The Sooners are returning to competition after their winning the Lone Star Invitational in San Antonio, Texas. OU fired its second-lowest 54-hole total of the season with a score of 849 (-15) at the event. Junior Brad Dalke earned his second individual tournament title of his career with a three-round 208 (-8).

OU's lineup at The Goodwin will feature Dalke, senior Grant Hirschman and redshirt sophomore Quade Cummins. Hirschman is coming off a third-place finish at the Lone Star Invitational with a 210 (-6), while Cummins tied for sixth place at 214 (E).

Sophomore Riley Casey and junior Blaine Hale return to the OU lineup this weekend. Casey won the Puerto Rico Individual Classic on Feb. 20, while Hale tied for 10th as an individual at last week's Lone Star Invitational.

THE FIELD

(GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN RANKINGS IN PARENTHESES)

California (5)
Oklahoma (6)
Stanford (13)
USC (15)
Arizona State (19)
UNLV (24)
BYU (30)
Oregon (42)
Northwestern (43)
Colorado (47)
St. Mary's (48)
San Francisco
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
Minnesota
UC Davis
Oregon State
SMU
San Jose State
Cal Poly
Northern Colorado
Abilene Christian
Sonoma State

OU LINEUP

Brad Dalke, Junior: Leads OU with a 70.23 stroke average … Won second individual tournament title of his career with a three-round 208 (-8) at the Lone Star Invitational … Selected to the U.S. Palmer Cup Team on March 14 … Named to the watch list for the 2018 Ben Hogan Award and the Haskins Award … Recorded a 69.85 stroke average during the fall season … Has recorded seven top-10 finishes in his last nine events dating back to last season … Tied for seventh place at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational, carding all three rounds in the 60s.
Grant Hirschman, Senior: Has a 71.60 stroke average this season … Posted a 70 (-2) in the final round of the Lone State Invitational, finishing in third place at 210 (-6) … Finished in share of 28th place with a three-day score of 219 (+3) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate … Took home fourth top-20 finish this season at the Puerto Rico Classic, finishing with a three-day total of 215 (+2) … Tied for second in the stroke play portion of the East Lake Cup with a 73 (+1).
Quade Cummins, Redshirt Sophomore: Tied for sixth place at the Lone Star Invitational, marking his second top 10 finish in his last three team events … Finished third round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate shooting a 70 (-2) after carding three birdies on the front nine … Earned a share of third place carding a 209 (-4) at the Puerto Rico Classic, marking his second career top-5 finish.
Riley Casey, Sophomore: Won the Puerto Rico Individual Classic with a 213 (-3) … Claimed a share of 41st place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a 54-hole total of 215 (-1) … Carded a three-day total of 208 (-5) at the Nike Collegiate Invitational, ranking as his lowest 54-hole score as a Sooner to pick up his third career top-20 finish … Shot 213 (-3) at the Carmel Cup, tying for 23rd.
Blaine Hale, Junior: Finished tied for 10th at the Lone Star Invitational as an individual … Earned three top-10 finishes in the fall, while finishing with a 72.31 stroke average… Carded a career-low 64 (-7) in the first round of the Nike Collegiate Invitational and finished the tournament tied for seventh place at 205 (-8) … Named a 2017 Division I PING All-America honorable mention selection.

THE COURSE

The par-71, 7,143-yard Harding Park Golf Course serves as the site for The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford University. The course is set to host the 2020 PGA Championships.

FORMAT

The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played at TPC Harding Park. The Sooners will tee off from hole No. 1 at 2:55 p.m. CT. OU is paired with Cal and Stanford in the first two rounds.

WEATHER FORECAST

Thursday: Sunny with a high of 68 degrees and wind from the south-southwest at 12 mph.

Friday: Partly cloudy with a high of 67 degrees and wind from the west-southwest at 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a high of 63 degrees and wind from the west-southwest at 13 mph.