Men's golf set for Battle at the Beach
<p>The Arizona State men's golf team is competing in the Battle at the Beach Feb. 13-15 in Newport Coast, Calif. Hosted by Long Beach State, the event is being held at The Resort at Pelican Hill on the par-70, 6,900-yard Ocean North Course.</p><separator></separator><p>Seniors <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kennegard_jesper00.html"… Kennegard</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/pinckney_scott00.html">S… Pinckney</a> will both be looking to record their second consecutive top-10 finish after they tied for sixth at the Amer Ari Invitational Feb. 2-4. Junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/francis_philip00.html">P… Francis</a> is competing in his sixth event of the 2010-11 season and senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/buran_thomas00.html">Tho… Buran</a> is appearing in his fifth. This will be the second tournament of the season for senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/zetterwall_oscar00.html"… Zetterwall</a>, who tied for 28th in his debut at the Amer Ari Invitational. Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/byrne_james00.html">James Byrne</a> rounds out the Sun Devils' lineup. All six golfers competed in the Amer Ari Invitational, ASU's first tournament of the 2011 spring season.</p><separator></separator><p>The first and second rounds, taking place on Sunday, Feb. 13 and Monday, Feb. 14, respectively, will begin at 7:00 a.m. (PST) and the third round will tee off at 8:30 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Feb. 15.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU finished sixth in the 2010 Battle at the Beach with a 9-over par 1,074 (359-363-352) and was led by Kennegard, who tied for eighth after posting a 5-under par 208 (71-71-66).</p><separator></separator><p>UCLA took first place in last year's inaugural event by one stroke over Washington and Arkansas. Oregon State finished fourth followed by San Diego State in fifth.</p><separator></separator><p>Live scoring of each 18-hole round, beginning at 7:00 a.m. (PST) Feb. 13, is available on golfstat.com.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>