Fresno State at The Goodwin
March 27-29 • Stanford GC • Stanford, CA
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's golf team will head North to compete at The Goodwin hosted by Stanford March 27-29 at the Par 70, 6,742 -yard Stanford Golf Course.
THE SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 27 – 18 holes, staggered start
Friday, March 28 – 18 holes, staggered start
Saturday, March 29 – 18 holes, staggered start
THE FIELD
The 30-team field features No. 12 Utah, No. 15 UCLA, No. 24 Pepperdine, No. 27 BYU, No. 28 Long Beach State and No. 30 Georgia. No. 32 Colorado, No. 33 SMU, No. 34 Northwestern, No. 36 Oregon, No. 40 Arkansas Little Rock and No. 45 Colorado State join No. 47 Stanford as well as No. 54 TCU, No. 57 Santa Clara, No. 58 Clemson, No. 59 Loyola Marymount, No. 60 Cal, No. 81 Lipscomb and no. 87 San Jose State, Fresno State, Washington, San Francisco, Cal Poly, Washington State, Loyola (Md.), Howard, UC Davis, Nevada and Woffard.
THE LINEUP
Joseph Lloyd
James Watney
Jaden Hunter
Chris Bettencourt
Ryan Firpo
LAST TIME
The Fresno State finished 11th at the RE Lamkin Invitational, posting a 2-over 866 at the San Diego Country Club.
Chris Bettencourt led the team, finishing 17th with a 4-under score. James Watney followed closely, finishing at 1-under.
Jaden Hunter shot 3-over, while Joseph Lloyd and Mason Benbrook both finished at 4-over and 11-over, respectively.
NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL CHAMPS!
Fresno State secured their first home tournament victory since 2002 by defeating San Diego in a playoff to win the 2025 Nick Watney Invitational at Sunnyside Country Club.
Both teams capped 54 holes at 23-under 829. The playoff involved both teams having all five players play the par-5 No. 18, with the top four scores counting. The Bulldogs finished 3-under, edging out the Toreros, who finished 2-under.
James Watney had a career-best performance, finishing in second place with a 9-under 204, recording a 68 in each of the three rounds.
Joseph Lloyd delivered a season-low 7-under 206, earning a tie for seventh place. Jaden Hunter shot a career-low 3-under 210, tying for 14th. Chris Bettencourt placed 24th at 1-over, finishing in the top 25, while Ryan Firpo tied for 29th at 3-over.
Competing as an individual, Mason Benbrook recorded a season-best finish in 11th place with a 4-under score.
FAMILY LINKS
The Fresno State men's golf program stands on tradition, hard work and brotherhood. It has since its inaugural season in 1959 and the Bulldogs' 2024-'25 roster includes a number of connections to the program's past, as legacies look to uphold that tradition and make their own mark on the golf course and the program.
There's James Watney, the grandson of legendary Fresno State golf coach Mike Watney, son of Josh Watney and cousin of Nick Watney, both former Bulldogs' golfers. Jake and Chris Bettencourt are the sons of three-time All-American Jon Bettencourt.
Coach Chad Spencer and assistant coach Michael Cliff, both Fresno State alumni, take a lot of pride in upholding the program's tradition.