Men's Golf preview: Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic
Nov. 20, 2010
NEXT UP: Texas junior Dylan Frittelli and sophomore Cody Gribble will represent the Longhorns at the annual Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic in a tournament field consisting primarily of All-Americans from the previous season. WHERE: El Paso Country Club – El Paso, Texas WHEN: Monday Nov. 22 (36 holes, 9 a.m. Central tee time) and Tuesday, Nov. 23 (18 holes, 9 a.m. Central tee time) LIVE SCORING: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=2440 MORE ON THE TOURNAMENT: The Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic has been played nearly every year in El Paso since 1974. Texas-Ex Randy Simmons won the event in 1975 and is the only Longhorn to win the event. Along with UT’s Frittelli and Gribble, the event features players such as Oklahoma State’s Peter Uihlein and 2010 NCAA champion Scott Langley of Illinois. Former champions include the likes of PGA Tour veterans Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1995), Ricky Barnes (Arizona, 2000) and David Duval (Georgia Tech, 1991). Alumni of the event have earned more than $1.3 billion and won 540 events on the PGA Tour. Each university with a competing student-athlete receives a $1,000 scholarship. Texas-Ex Lance Lopez competed in the event last season and placed 28th overall.
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