The SMU men’s golf team finishes its fall season when it heads to California on Monday to play in the Gifford Colleigate at CordeValle.

Six of the 10 participants in the event are ranked in the GolfWorld/Nike Coaches Poll top 25, including No. 4 Texas and No. 6 ULCA. No. 14 Stanford, No. 18 South Florida, No. 20 SMU and No. 22 USC round out the other ranked teams.

“We’re thrilled to be going out to this event,” SMU Head Coach Jason Enloe said. “UCLA does a great job hosting this event and there’s a strong field this year. Hopefully we will play better and finish the fall on a strong note.”

The Mustangs took third at the Gifford Collegiate last season behind top-five finishes from junior Bryson Dechambeau and then-senior Harry Higgs. Dechambeau’s final-round 64 helped him finish in third place, while Higgs final-round 75 dropped him to a fourth-place finish. He led the event after two days by posting a 66 in each of his first two rounds.

SMU is looking to bounce back from a ninth-place finish at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas. The Mustangs entered the final day in 11th place, but improved on their second-day score by 14 shots to jump into ninth.

Despite the positive last-day results, no SMU golfer placed higher than 28th individually. Freshman Ben Baxter and Dechambeau tied for 28th individually. Each shot a 223 (+7).

Enloe and his team are confident they can rebound and post a strong result in California.

“Everyone is in a good place mentally right now,” Enloe said. “Hopefully we can get a couple good rounds of practice in today and tomorrow and be ready to go on Monday. The kids really want to end the fall on a good note before we shut it down.”