COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The UC Santa Barbara Golf team continues its fall season with a return to Colorado. This time the Gauchos are headed to Colorado Springs to compete in the 56^th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational.
 
THE TEAM
The Gauchos return six players for a season ago while bringing on three new faces in freshmen Harrison Gahr and Zach Schwab and Rutgers transfer Andrew Reyes.
 
THE LINEUP

1. Dylan Ma
2. Nick Waldock
3. Ryan Gay
4. Jack Watters
5. Zach Schwab

Individual – Jackson Turner
 
THE FIELD
Air Force (Host)
Boise State
California Baptist
CSUN
Denver
Gonzaga
Hawaii
Idaho
Incarnate Word
Nevada
Northern Colorado
San Jose State
Southern Utah
UC Davis
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
Utah State
Utah Tech
Utah Valley
UT Arlington
Weber State
Wyoming
 
THE COURSE
The Blue Course of the Eisenhower Golf Club opened in 1959 and is named after former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who took part in the dedication ceremony. The 7,541-yard, par 72 course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and was ranked as the third best military course in the nation (PGA.com) and the 24th best college course (Golf Week) in the country. The Silver Course, designed by an excellent Colorado architect, Frank Hummel, is the newer of the two Eisenhower courses. It is shorter than the Blue Course, but makes up for its lack of length with fast, tricky greens, narrow fairways and many hazards.
 
Note that the team competition will be held on the Blue Course while the individual event will be held on the Silver Course.