During the past six months, golf has taken them to Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. But on Wednesday, the fifth-ranked Bruins competed a hop, skip and a jump away from their Westwood dorms and apartments, crossing Wilshire Boulevard to compete for the Pac-12 men’s golf championship at the Los Angeles Country Club. Read more...
Photo: Junior Anton Arboleda finished third overall at the Pac-12 men’s golf championship this week.
For the UCLA men’s golf team, the journey to being crowned Pac-12 champions begins today at the Los Angeles Country Club. The Bruins will send six golfers to the tournament: seniors Pontus Widegren and Pedro Figueiredo, junior Anton Arboleda, redshirt sophomore Manav Shah, sophomore Jay Hwang and freshman Jonathan Garrick. Read more...
Photo: Pontus Widegren is one of the golfers who have experience in competitions like this week’s Pac-12 tournament.
The distinctive hiss of a golf ball slicing through the air is commonplace during a Thursday morning at the Bel-Air Country Club. Read more...
Photo: Senior Pedro Figueiredo’s hot tear of late was dampened a little in an individual loss to USC on Thursday.
They say familiarity breeds contempt, as if UCLA and USC needed any more reasons to dislike each other. Read more...
The UCLA men’s golf team came out hotter than a newly forged golf club to start the Western Intercollegiate Championship Saturday, shooting its way to a lead over second-place California and the rest of the Pac-12-heavy field. Read more...
Awkward, nervous, inexperienced and excitable – stereotyping freshmen will always be a favored pastime of the seasoned upperclassmen, many of whom forget their own wide eyes and youthful exhilaration. Read more...
Photo: Freshman golfer Jonathan Garrick has shown that he is a stronger player than his years might suggest in a competetive freshman season.
Everything is bigger in Texas, a reality even the golfing world cannot escape. But for the No. 5 UCLA men’s golf team, the 36-hole Aggie Invitational was much anticipated, as the Bruins’ trip to the Lone Star State marked the conclusion of nearly a month without team competition. Read more...
