Men’s Golf to Compete in Otter Tourney (Mar. 17, 2005)

BILLINGS, MT - After a three week hiatus from competition, the Montana State University-Billings men’s golf team is set to compete in the seventh annual Otter golf tournament hosted by Cal-State Monterey Bay.  The tournament will be played March 20-22 on the Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside, California.  The first tee time is set for 7 a.m.

The Otter tournament will feature twenty teams.  Joining the Yellowjackets and host Otters will be Barry University, CSU-Bakersfield, CSU-Chico, CSU-Dominguez Hills, CSU-San Bernardino, CSU-Stanislaus, Florida Gulf Coast, Ft. Lewis College, Grand Canyon, Northwest Nazarene, Rollins College, Sonoma State, St. Martin’s, UC San Diego, University of Hawaii-Hilo, University of West Florida, Western New Mexico, and Western Washington.

The host team Monterey Bay has had three straight top six team finishes in tournament play.  The Otters finished sixth at the Family Motors Invitational in Bakersfield earlier in the month, while the Yellowjackets earned tenth place in the team competition.

“This is a PGA qualifying course and will be tough to play,” said head coach Roger Bruckley.  “However the men’s team gained a lot of confidence after playing against top West Region teams in their last tournament.”   “The team is geared up and ready to challenge the scores they posted in Bakersfield,” Bruckley added.

The tournament will be played shotgun style with 36-holes contested on Monday, March 21 and will wrap up with the last 18-holes played on Tuesday, March 22.