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DAVIS, Calif. \u2014 UC Davis men’s golf returns to Colorado this weekend for the 57th annual Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, beginning Saturday at the Air Force Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Club.<\/p>\n
The three-day tournament will feature 18 holes each day through Monday, with the team competition on the par-72, 7,541-yard Blue Course. Tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. MT (7:30 a.m. PT) Saturday and Sunday and 7:30 a.m. MT (6:30 a.m. PT) Monday.<\/p>\n
Senior Curtis Da Silva<\/a> leads the Aggies into their second tournament after placing fourth at the season-opening Ram Masters Invitational. Da Silva finished at 1-under 209 (70-69-70), keeping all three rounds at par or better, while UC Davis tied for sixth in the 16-team field at 21-over 861 (287-285-289).<\/p>\n Da Silva will occupy the No. 1 position, followed by senior Ryan Firpo<\/a>, junior Shaun Nair<\/a>, freshman Trenton Stuart<\/a> and senior Treed Huang<\/a>. Stuart is set for his collegiate debut. Junior Louis Grizot<\/a>, sophomore Zhenxian Zhang<\/a> and freshman Cooper Greenwood<\/a> will compete in the separate individual tournament on the Silver Course.<\/p>\n Firpo, Nair, Huang and Greenwood each tied for 38th at 9-over 219 in the opener. Zhang finished tied for 47th at 10-over 220 while competing as an individual.<\/p>\n Grizot returns to the Silver Course after winning last season’s individual event at 10-under 206.<\/p>\n The Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational is the second of four fall tournaments for UC Davis. The Aggies will continue at the Windon Memorial Classic Sept. 28-29 and Trinity Forest Invitational Oct. 4-6 during their first season in the Mountain West Conference.<\/p>\n Tournament Information UC Davis Lineup ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026-27.<\/p>\n
\nEvent: Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
\nDates: Saturday-Monday, Sept. 19-21
\nCourse: Eisenhower Golf Club \u2014 Blue Course
\nLocation: Colorado Springs, Colo.
\nFormat: 54 holes; 18 each day
\nCourse: Par 72, 7,541 yards
\nField: 18 teams
\nStart: 8:30 a.m. MT\/7:30 a.m. PT Saturday and Sunday; 7:30 a.m. MT\/6:30 a.m. PT Monday
\nUC Davis first-round tee times: 10-10:36 a.m. MT\/9-9:36 a.m. PT, starting on No. 1
\nIndividual event: Silver Course; shotgun starts at 9:30 a.m. MT\/8:30 a.m. PT Saturday and Sunday and 8:30 a.m. MT\/7:30 a.m. PT Monday
\nLive scoring: Team event<\/a> | Individual event<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCurtis Da Silva<\/a>, Sr.
\nRyan Firpo<\/a>, Sr.
\nShaun Nair<\/a>, Jr.
\nTrenton Stuart<\/a>, Fr.
\nTreed Huang<\/a>, Sr.
\nIndividuals: Louis Grizot<\/a>, Jr.; Zhenxian Zhang<\/a>, So.; Cooper Greenwood<\/a>, Fr.<\/p>\n
\nUC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n