SAN FRANCISCO (MARCH 29, 2023) – The Howard University men's golf team will continue its 2023 spring season with the 53^rd edition of The Goodwin, presented by Palo Alto Networks, in San Francisco, California, hosted by Stanford University.
 
The 54-hole, three-day stroke play tournament (March 30- April 1) will be played on a 7,193-yard, par-70 course at San Francisco's famous TPC Harding Park.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
 
To follow the live stats and results, head to www.GolfStat.com.
 
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
 
The famous Wally Goodwin, who coached at The Farm from 1987 to 2000, was honored with a name change to The Goodwin in 2014. In 1994, under Goodwin's direction, Stanford won the NCAA Championship for the first time since 1953. Goodwin won the National Coach of the Year award two times and the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award twice. He coached the Stanford Cardinal to two conference titles and seven All-Americans, bringing in stars like Tiger Woods, Notah Begay III, Casey Martin and Joel Kribel. Goodwin helped bring Stanford's flagging program back to national prominence.
 
A total of 28 teams, including Howard, will be competing in San Fransisco: Arkansas Little Rock; BYU; California; Cal Poly; Colorado; Florida Atlantic; Fresno State; Georgia Tech; Lipscomb; Mercer; Nevada; Northern Illinois; Oklahoma; Oregon; Saint Mary's; San Diego; San Francisco; San Jose State; Santa Clara; SMU; UC Davis; UCLA; Utah; USC; Washington and Washington State.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
In the Carpetbagger Classic (March 18-19), the Bison placed fifth overall as a team, with three individuals placing in the top 10: juniors Marcus Smith Jr. (Rockford, Ill./t-3^rd); Joshua Siplin (Orlando, Fla./t-7^th) and Curtis Merritt (Wareham, Mass./t-7^th).
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
On April 8-9, the Bison continue its slate in Princeton, N.J., for the Princeton Invitational, hosted by the Tigers.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.