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MOSCOW, Idaho \u2013 The Idaho Vandal men’s golf team opens spring play at the Loyola Intercollegiate, Sunday through Tuesday at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Arizona. Tournament:\u00a0Loyola Intercollegiate
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\nThe tournament will tee off at 6:45 a.m. Pacific for 18 holes on all three days on the par 72, 7,013-yard course.
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\nFour of the 20 teams in the field sit inside the top 125 in the Scoreboard by Clippd rankings<\/a>. N.C. State leads the pack at 77th in the rankings, with Idaho coming in at 105 after one of the best fall seasons in program history, including two tournament wins and record performances. The field includes fellow Big Sky team Northern Colorado (225).
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\nJosh McCartain<\/a> will play as the No. 1 player after recording a stroke average of 69.5 in the fall and finishing in the top 15 in all four tournaments in the fall. Sam Johnson<\/a> is the No. 2 spot on the lineup after finishing the fall with a 70.8 stroke average and taking home medalist honors at the Dolenc Invitation.
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\nJoe Sykes<\/a> ended the fall with a T13 finish at the Oregon State Invitational and a stroke average of right at 71.0, he will play in the third position. Freshman Henrik Koglin<\/a> earned his way into the lineup after a solid spring earning the No. 4 spot and Dalton Dean<\/a> will play at the No. 5 spot after closing the spring with a 72.1 scoring average.
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\nCharley Simpson<\/a> will play as an individual for the tournament.
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\nA live leaderboard will be available via Scoreboard by Clippd<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nHost:\u00a0Loyola\u00a0University Maryland
\nLocation:\u00a0Goodyear, Arizona
\nCourse:\u00a0Palm Valley\u00a0Golf\u00a0Club (North\/South Course, 7,013 yards, par 72, slope 130, course rating 73.0) \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/palmvalleygolf.com\/<\/a>
\nYears Played:\u00a02012-2025 (2021, DNP, COVID)
\nLast Champion:\u00a0Richmond (-29, 835)
\nDates:\u00a0Sunday-Tuesday, February 15-17, 2026
\nFormat:\u00a054 holes total, 18 holes each day, 7:45 a.m. (MST), shotgun start; play five, score four
\n2024 Field:\u00a0Loyola\u00a0Maryland (host), Air Force, Bucknell, Denver, Grand Canyon (individuals only), Holy Cross, Idaho, Marshall, Missouri State, North Carolina State, Northern Colorado, Omaha, Penn, Richmond, Seton Hall, SIU-Edwardsville, South Dakota, South Dakota State, UT Martin, Utah Valley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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