The University of San Francisco men's golf team, who enters this week ranked No. 57 in the Golfstat rankings, begins a busy week at the 30^th Duck Invitational at Emerald Valley Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday.  The Dons will trot out the same lineup that finished tied for fourth at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate. The Dons last competed at this even in 2013 when they finished tied for 13^th.
 
Tournament Information

Date/Time: Monday, March. 25 Round 1 and 2 Tuesday, March 26 Round 3
Site: Emerald Valley Golf Club (Creswell, Ore.)
Live Results: Golfstat.com
 
The Course
The 54-hole tournament will be played at the par-71, 7,145 yard Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell, Ore.  The official home of the Oregon Ducks, Emerald Valley Golf Club is located on 170 acres nestled along the coast fork of the Willamette River. The course is known for its tree-lined fairways, fast-consistent greens and tournament quality course conditions year round.
 
The Field
The 16 team field includes five teams in the top-75 of the Golfstat rankings including Oregon (No. 39), Nevada (52), San Jose State (56), San Diego State (62), Oregon State (65), and Boise State (66).  Also competing will be Denver, Hawaii, Long Beach State, Oral Roberts, Seattle, Washington State, and Wyoming.  As well as WCC foes Loyola Marymount and Pacific.
 
The Dons
The Dons are coming off a strong finish at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate that was hosted by USF at the Olympic Club.  The Dons had a strong final round to finish at a tie for fourth.  Leading the charge for USF was sophomore Alex Chin and junior Tim Widing.  Chin recorded his first career top-five finish after finishing the final round with a 3-under 68.  Widing, who is ranked No. 94 in the Golfstat rankings, took ninth at the tournament.  Rounding out the Dons roster, will be Soren Lind, Toby Briggs and Christoffer Palsson.