Portland State will be the top returning team to its own event when it hosts the eighth annual Rose City Collegiate Golf Tournament next Monday and Tuesday at Langdon Farms. The Vikings placed third in last year's version of the tournament, but champion Oregon State and second-place Sacramento State do not return in 2017.

Maybe that is a good omen for the Vikings, who got off to a good start earlier this week with a seventh-place finish at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic in Fort Collins, CO. PSU shot a team score of 882, with ranks as the fifth-best 54-hole tournament score in school history. And, Northern Colorado is the next highest placing team from last year's tournament returning this year (910, 8^th).

The Vikings will see a number of Big Sky Conference schools in their own event - six to be exact – and should be highly competitive in the field of 14 teams and 75 total players.

Head Coach Kailin Downs will go with her same starting lineup when the teams tee it up at Langdon. That will include junior Tara Finigan (220, t17 at the Ram Classic), sophomore Jasmine Cabajar (220, t17), sophomore Valerie Hernandez (223, t32), senior Hannah Swanson (226, t43) and junior Carson Pickett (230, t61).

Downs will also get her two freshmen into their first tournament action at Portland State. Windy Huang and Iliana Telles will tee it up as individual competitors.

SEASON PREVIEW
2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE

ROSE CITY COLLEGIATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Date: Sept. 25-26
Course: Langdon Farms Golf Club, Aurora, OR
Par/Yardage: 72/6,057 yards
Host: Portland State
Play: 36 holes of continuous play on Monday beginning with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. 18 holes of play on Tuesday off tees 1 and 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Live scoring: www.golfstat.com
Teams competing (15): Portland State, Southern Utah, Eastern Washington, Weber State, Northern Colorado, Nevada, Cal Poly, Grand Canyon, Montana State, Concordia, Simon Fraser, UTRGV, Idaho State, Western Washington, 5 individuals

TAP-INS
• The Rose City Collegiate has had anywhere from 13 to 15 teams competing in each year of its existence. Portland State's best finish is third (2010, 2016). The Vikings have never finished lower than eighth.
• Portland State shot 288 in the second round of last year's Rose City Collegiate – one shot off the school record.
• BIRDIE WATCHING (Ram Classic): Jasmine Cabajar 11, Tara Finigan 10, Valerie Hernandez 7, Carson Pickett 6, Hannah Swanson 5.

FALL SEASON
Sept. 17-19 Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic, 295-291-296=882, 7^th of 15
hosted by Colorado State, Ptarmigan Country Club, Fort Collins, CO

Sept. 25-26 ROSE CITY COLLEGIATE
hosted by Portland State, Langdon Farms Golf Club, Aurora, OR

Oct. 10-11 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
hosted by Washington, Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, WA

Oct. 22-24 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
hosted by UNLV, Boulder Creek Golf Club, Boulder City, NV

SPRING SEASON
Feb. 24-25 Grand Canyon Invitational
hosted by Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon University Golf Course, Phoenix, AZ

Mar. 5-6 Arizona Wildcat Invitational
hosted by Arizona, Sewailo Golf Club, Tucson, AZ

Mar. 24-25 Red Rocks Invitational
hosted by Northern Arizona, Oakcreek County Club, Sedona, AZ

Mar. 27-29 PSU/EWU TOURNAMENT
hosted by Portland State/Eastern Washington, Ocotillo Golf Club, Chandler, AZ

Apr. 2-3 Wyoming Cowgirl Classic
hosted by Wyoming, Ak Chin Southern Dunes, Maricopa, AZ

Apr. 9-10 Bobcat Desert Invitational
hosted by Montana State, Estrella Golf Club, Goodyear, AZ

Apr. 20-22 Big Sky Conference Championship
hosted by Big Sky Conference, Boulder Creek Golf Club, Boulder City, NV