TUCSON, Ariz. – The California men's golf team will play in the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate at Tucson Country Club this week. The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins with 36 holes on Monday, followed by 18 on Tuesday. The six Golden Bears on site will tee off hole 1 between 8:15-9 a.m. PT on Monday.
 
TOURNAMENT INFO

• Dates: March 17-18, 2025
• Format: 54 holes (36-18, Monday-Tuesday); 5-count-4
• Location: Tucson, Arizona | Tucson Country Club
• Live Scoring: Scoreboard

 
OFF THE TEE
1. Kuangyu (Tony) Chen
2. Kai Hirayama
3. Ziqin (Eric) Zhou
4. Daniel Heo
5. Charlie Berridge
Ind. Wenliang Xie
 
THE FIELD (13)
#18 Utah, #22 Mississippi State, #25 Arizona, #29 Long Beach State, California, UTEP, Oregon State, New Mexico State, Wyoming, Wichita State, Northern Illinois, Washington State, Hawaii
 
LINEUP AT A GLANCE
Redshirt senior Kuangyu (Tony) Chen, playing in his fourth straight tournament this spring, will be the Bears' No. 1 golfer for the first time this season. He's joined by fellow veterans Charlie Berridge and Daniel Heo, as well as freshmen Ziqin (Eric) Zhou and Kai Hirayama, the latter making his lineup debut for the Bears.
 
SPRING SLATE UNDERWAY
The Bears are playing in their fourth tournament of the spring this week in Tucson, having already placed ninth at the Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 27-29), 13th at the John Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 13-15) and 11th at the Cabo Collegiate (March 2-4). Cal last played at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate in 2023, placing third overall. Daniel Heo tied for 27th individually at 2-under-par as a freshman at the 2023 tournament.
 
FALL IN REVIEW
The Bears competed in four stroke-play events during the Fall, earning three straight top-four finishes – fourth at The Tindall, fourth at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and third at the Pacific Invitational – before ending the slate with an 11th-place effort at the Preserve Golf Club Collegiate. Four Bears finished 11th or better individually throughout the fall, including two top-six finishes by Heo, who was one of Cal's top performers in the four stroke-play events.
 
LEADING THE CHARGE
The Bears have laid the building blocks for a successful future in their first season under Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Men's Golf Michael Wilson, who was hired to the position on July 22, 2024. Wilson, a 2007 alumnus and key member of Cal's 2004 NCAA Men's Golf Championship team, returned to Berkeley most recently following two successful seasons at the helm of Colorado State's program (2022-24), having led the Rams to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances and a 2023 NCAA Championship berth. He's in his eighth season as a Division I head coach.
 
NEW ERA TEED UP FOR CAL GOLF
A transformational gift in support of Cal Golf is setting a new course for the sport and providing a model for philanthropic engagement at a pivotal moment for Cal Athletics. The $23 million gift — the largest endowment gift in Cal Athletics history — provided by an anonymous donor and established campus friend, will fully endow the men's and women's teams and provide Golden Bear golfers with a world class training facility at the Stonebrae Country Club. Read more about the gift at inspire.berkeley.edu.
 
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