No. 22 MG Preview: Amer Ari Invitational

Thursday, February 6

Waimea, HI (Mauna Lani Golf Club)

Texas Tech Athletics

Amer Ari Intercollegiate

No. 22 MG Preview: Amer Ari Invitational

February 05, 2025 | Men's Golf

Season Stats Live Scoring

By: Connor Bourque

Texas Tech Men's Golf Preview – Spring Tournament #1 // Season Tournament #5
Tournament: 2025 Amer Ari Invitational
Host: Hawai'i Hilo
Dates: Feb. 6-8 (Thurs.-Sat.)
Format: Stroke play / 5-count-4 / 54 holes (18 per day)
Golf Course: Mauna Lani Resort Golf Club's North Course / Par-72, 6,913 yards
Location: Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawai'i
Live-Scoring/Tee Times: Scoreboard

Texas Tech in the National Rankings
No. 20 – Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll (last released, November 1, 2024)
No. 22 – Scoreboard Powered by Clippd rankings (last released, Feb. 5, 2024)

Texas Tech Lineup:
1. Calum Scott
2. Charlie DeLong
3. Tim Wiedemeyer
4. Price Hill
5. Connor Graham
IND. Ben Gregg
IND. Sean Keeling

Participants - 20:
Host – Hawai'I Hilo
Arizona State (2)
Auburn (3)
Texas (5)
North Carolina (6)
Oklahoma State (9)
Georgia Tech (12)
UCLA (13)
Pepperdine (17)
Texas Tech (22)
Oregon (38)
Stanford (44)
Pacific (50)
San Jose State (65)
Oregon State (70)
Washington (102)
UC Davis (138)
UH Manoa (182)
Osaka Gakuin
Waseda

(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's national ranking, as of 02/05/25 via Scoreboard)

Schedule of Events:
Thursday: 18-hole shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. CT
Friday: 18-hole shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. CT
Saturday: 18-hole shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. CT

Texas Tech highlights at the Amer Ari Invitational
2024 Amer Ari Invitational

Texas Tech team result: T-4th (807, -57)
Best player finish: T-4th, Matthew Comegys (199, -17)

2017 Amer Ari Invitational

Texas Tech team result: 1st (820, -44)
Best player finish: 1st, Fredrik Nilehn (220, -16)

Notes:

The Amer Ari Intercollegiate is returning to Mauna Lani's North Course for the second year running.
The Amer Ari Intercollegiate was started in 1991 and has featured household names from the start. Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, and Matt Kucher have all competed in the tournament which was originally named the "Taylor Made Big Island Intercollegiate Golf Tournament." The event was renamed in 2010 after Mr. Amer Ari, who was a longtime supporter of the competition.
The 2024 Amer Ari Intercollegiate was rated No. 4 in men's collegiate amateur event that year by the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Senior Calum Scott, who is on the Hogan Award Watch List, looks to continue his strong form at the Amer Ari. In 2024, Scott fired a 13-under-par, 203 to finish in the top 20. During the fall season, Scott averaged 72.1 strokes per round.
Senior Charlie DeLong looks to continue his strong form from the fall. DeLong has consistently finished in the top 25 this season, doing so in each of the three stroke-play events he played in.
Sophomore Tim Wiedemeyer is making his third start for the Red Raiders this season. Wiedemeyer is coming off a strong first part of the season as he started the fall portion of the season off strong finishing fifth at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
Sophomore Price Hill is making his fourth career start for Texas Tech. Hill's last time out for the team was at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
Freshman Connor Graham is looking to continue his impressive inaugural season. His top finish in the fall was T-12th in his first career collegiate tournament at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
Sophomore Ben Gregg and freshman Sean Keeling will both be in action as well, participating as individuals at the Amer Ari Invitational. Throughout his short collegiate career, Gregg has finished at or below par in every final round he has participated in while Keeling last participated in the Big 12 Match Play where he only lost one of his matches.
This tournament follows a familiar format for collegiate golf. The best four of the five scores count towards the team's score. 18 holes will be played on each of the three days of the tournament. (Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 6-8)

What's Ahead for Texas Tech (spring season):
Feb. 17-19: The Prestige
La Quinta, CA // PGA WEST-Greg Norman Course
March 2-4: Cabo Collegiate
Cabo San Lucas, MX // Twin Dolphins Club
March 17-18: Pauma Valley Invitational
Pauma Valley, CA // Pauma Valley Country Club
March 24-25: Valspar Collegiate
Palm City, FL // The Floridian Golf Club
April 5-6: Augusta Haskins Award Invitational
Augusta, GA // Forrest Hills Club
April 14-15: Mountaineer Invitational
Bridgeport, WV // Pete Dye Golf Club

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