WICHITA -- After reaching All-America status at the conclusion of his junior season, senior Dustin Garza earned himself an invitation to the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic. The tournament has arrived as Garza is set to tee of on Sunday.
Hosted by the Sun Bowl Association, the 35th Annual Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic has the feel of a celebrity tournament. Replace the stars with the nation's best collegiate golfers playing a fun, yet competitive, tournament. According to Garza, the tournament is a less stressful way to finish the fall season while continuing to improve his game.
The three-day event begins on Sunday with the Titleist Long Drive Contest, the PING Putting Contest and the College-Am practice round. On Monday, the tournament field will play the first 36 holes before wrapping up play with Tuesday's final round of 18.
Thirty-two All-Americans will compete at the El Paso Country Club. The 6,837-yard course plays to a par-71.
2009 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic Field:
Knut Borsheim - Arizona State
George Bryan IV - South Carolina
Alex Ching - San Diego
Harris English - Georgia
Mitchell Fedorka - La Verne
Kevin Foley - Penn State
Dustin Garza - Wichita State
Matt Giles - USC
John Hahn - Kent State
Hunter Hamrick - Alabama
Russell Henley - Georgia
Matt Hill - N.C. State
Bo Hoag - Ohio State
Morgan Hoffmann - Oklahoma State
Tom Hoge - TCU
David Holmes - Tennessee
Lion Kim - Michigan
Scott Langley - Illinois
Richard Lee - Washington
Dave Lingmerth - Arkansas
Lance Lopez - Texas
Gregor Main - UCLA
Tarquin MacManus - Arizona
Daniel Miernicki - Oregon
Corey Nagy - Charlotte
Eddie Olson - UNLV
John Peterson - LSU
Scott Pinckney - Arizona State
Andrew Putnam - Pepperdine
Alexander Sitompul - Michigan
Nick Taylor - Washington
Kevin Tway - Oklahoma State
-Wichita State-
