CSUSB to host golf super regional at Palm Desert course
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For the first time in school history, Cal State San Bernardino will host the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf West/Central Super Regional, May 3-5, at the Classic Club in Palm Desert.
The Arnold Palmer designed course was the site of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic from 2006-2008. The Classic Club features 30 acres of water features and 14 bridges as well as an abundance of pine trees and pine straw ground cover with five sets of tees on each hole.
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In 2006 it was named one of the top-five new public courses in the America’s and was named a top-ten new course by GolfWeek. The magazine also named it one of “America’s Best Courses” in 2008 and was also named “Resort Course of Distinction” by GolfWeek in 2009.
The Classic Club also has private rooms and banquet facilities and also has waterfalls and lakes at the recently opened, new, three-story, 63,000-square-foot Tuscan Village-inspired clubhouse.
“We are ecstatic to be able to host this year’s men’s golf super regional and to host it at a resort course like Classic Club is astounding,” said CSUSB director of athletics, Kevin Hatcher. “We have been able to host men’s basketball and women’s volleyball regional tournaments at Cal State San Bernardino and we are excited to be able to give the same type of home environment advantages to our men’s golf team that has excelled tremendously in the past few years. Being able to host something like this is a direct credit to our athletics staff and the many volunteers on and off campus who consistently give up time and money to make our events that much better.”
Richard Oliphant, a longtime businessman and former mayor of Indian Wells, and Greg Rubino, general manager of the Classic Club, were named as co-chairs for the super regional, and former PGA professional Dave Stockton Jr. will be the keynote speaker for the at the tournament banquet, May 2.
The Coyotes are coming off a season in where they nearly won the school’s first national title, finishing second to California Collegiate Athletic Association rival Sonoma State at the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championship.
This year’s tournament will consist of 20 teams, 10 from the West Region and 10 from the Central Region that will battle for a chance at the National Championship at the Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind.
For more updates, visit the Coyote athletics Web site. Date: 4/13/2010
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