The Prestige awaits No. 19 Tech

Texas Tech Men's Golf Preview - Spring Tournament #3 // Season Tournament #7
Tournament: The Prestige
Host: UC Davis
Dates: Feb. 19-21 (Mon.-Wed.)
Format: Stroke play/5-count-4/54 holes (18/day)
Golf Course: Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST / par 71, 7,100 yards
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Live Scoring/Tee Times: SmartGolf.com

Texas Tech Lineup:
1 - Tyran Snyders
2 - Calum Scott
3 - Matthew Comegys
4 - Baard Skogen
5 - Price Hill
Ind. - Charles DeLong
Ind. - Ben Gregg
Ind. - Tim Wiedemeyer

Participants-24:
Baylor (28)
Cal Poly (98)
Chattanooga (24)
Colorado State (66)
Duke (25)
Iowa State (81)
Kansas (86)
Kansas State (72)
Louisville (48)
Loyola Marymount (42)
Nevada (123)
Northwestern (39)
Oregon (22)
Oregon State (53)
Princeton (99)
San Diego (120)
San Francisco (56)
SMU (38)
Stanford (71)
Texas Tech (19)
UC Davis (117)
UCLA (34)
Washington (5)
Washington State (58)

(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by scoreboard.clippd.com, as of Feb. 14, 2024)

Schedule of Events:
Sunday, Feb. 18: practice round
Monday, Feb. 19: First Round (18 holes), tee times off #1 & 10 starting at 6:45 a.m. (8:45 p.m. CT) and 11 a.m. (1 p.m. CT)
Tuesday, Feb. 20: Second Round (18 holes), tee times off #1 & 10 starting at 6:45 a.m. (8:45 p.m. CT) and 11 a.m. (1 p.m. CT)
Wednesday, Feb. 21: Final Round (18 holes), tee times off #1 & 10 starting at 6:45 a.m. (8:45 p.m. CT) and 11 a.m. (1 p.m. CT) with leaders teeing off in morning wave.

The Prestige Flashback:
2023 Team Champion: Pepperdine (844, -8)
2023 Medalist: Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech (207, -6)

Texas Tech Season Flashback:
• Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 9-10)
Team Finish – T-6/12 (+19, 883), Low Individual – Tyran Snyders, T-14/72 (+4, 220)
• William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Sept. 25-26)
Team Finish – 2/20 (-26, 838), Low Individuals – Calum Scott and Tyran Snyders, T-2/104 (-10, 206)
• Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 2-3)
Team Finish – 13/15 (+18, 858), Low Individual – Calum Scott, T-20/75 (-1, 209)
• Big 12 Match Play Tournament (Oct. 9-11)
Team Finish – 6/14 (5th-place match, OU def. TTU), Top Individual – Calum Scott, 4-0-1
• Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 29-31)
Team Finish – T-6/13 (-7, 845), Low Individual – Tyran Snyders, T-3/75 (-10, 203)
• Amer Ari Intercollegiate (Feb. 19-21)
Team Finish – T-4/18 (-57, 807), Low Individual – Matthew Comegys, T-4/124 (-17, 199)

Notes:

The 24th edition of The Prestige is set to take place Feb. 19-21, 2024.
The tournament has included such notable alumni as U.S. Open Champions Wyndham Clark, Jon Rahm and Gary Woodland and 2023 Ryder Cup participants Ludvig Aberg, Victor Hovland, Rahm, Sam Burns, Clark, Max Homa, and Xander Schauffele.
Hosted in La Quinta, Calif, it is within the Coachella Valley, which attracts over 14 million tourists annually and is a top destination for golf as February typically provides ideal temperatures.
In its 33rd year, the Amer Ari has been going strong since the inaugural event in 1992.
Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg captured the individual championship at The Prestige last year while his team finished as the runner-up.
The 2024 field is loaded with 24 talented teams plus three schools that will enter individuals into play.
Five teams enter The Prestige as Top 25 teams; the Red Raiders are one fhe five checking in at No. 19.
This event will mark Texas Tech's third event of the 2024 spring season and second of the spring played in California.
Last time out, Feb. 8-10, at the Amer Ari in Hawaii, Texas Tech finished tied for forth among an 18 team field. Each of the top five finishes at the Amer Ari were Top 25 ranked teams.

What's Ahead for Texas Tech (regular season):
March 3-5: Cabo Collegiate
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico // Twin Dolphin Club
March 18-19: All-American Intercollegiate
Houston, Texas // Golf of Club of Houston
March 25-26: Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Palm City, Fla. // Floridian National Golf Club
April 12-13: Thunderbird Collegiate
Phoenix, Ariz. // Papago Club

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Players Mentioned

Ludvig Aberg

Matthew Comegys

Charlie DeLong

Ben Gregg

Price Hill

Calum Scott

Baard Skogen

Tyran Snyders

Tim Wiedemeyer

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