Tournament Name: 47th John Burns Intercollegiate
Dates: Feb. 15-17
Host: Hawaii
Course: Ocean Course Hokuala – Par 72 – 7,157 yards
Location: Lihu'e, Hawaii
Tee Times and Format: 18 holes, shotgun start each day starting at 8:30 a.m. (HT)
Participating Schools (20): Arizona, BYU, Cal, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Georgia Southern, Hawaii, Little Rock, Long Beach State, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Francisco, Saint Mary's, Texas A&M, UC Santa Barbara, UNLV, USC, Utah, UTEP, Washington State
Live Scoring: https://smartgolf.online/current_tournament

Georgia Southern Lineup (2023-24 scoring average)

Brycen Jones (15 rds., 71.67)
Hayden Carner (15 rds., 72.80)
Reece Coleman (15 rds., 71.93)
Parker Claxton (15 rds., 73.47)
Brantley Baker (15 rds., 74.40)

Indy
Hogan Ingram (6 rds., 73.83)
Hayden Carner (15 rds., 72.80)

Georgia Southern competes in the John Burns Intercollegiate for the first time but returns to Hawaii for the first time since 2017 when the Eagles competed in the Warrior Princeville Invitational at Makai Golf Club. In that event, Steven Fisk fired a course- and school-record 60 in the second round.

The John A. Burns Intercollegiate is named after the former Governor of the state of Hawai'i and was created by former UH head coach Robert Takano in 1977. Takano, who coached UH from 1976-82, passed away last year at the age of 89.

Up Next: The squad will host the first of two team tournaments this spring when it welcomes seven other teams to the Ford Field & River Golf Club in Richmond Hill for the Ford Intercollegaite on Feb. 25 and 26.

Tournament History: In its 47^th year, the John A. Burns Intercollegiate is considered the University of Hawai'i's premiere golf tournament, providing some of the nation's top-ranked programs with the opportunity to compete against one another in the 50th state.
 
The annual spring tournament has seen tremendous growth since its first year in 1977. The tournament was held primarily at Kāne'ohe Klipper Golf Course before moving to Leilehua Golf Course in 2000 for an 11-year run. The tournament then moved to Turtle Bay Resort from 2011-13 and Wailua Golf Course on Kaua'i from 2014-20. This year's tournament will be played at Ocean Course Hokuala for the second consecutive year.
 
Among the who's-who of Burns champions include Bob Clampett, who won at Wailua in 1978, Steve Pate (UCLA, 1983), Notah Begay (Stanford, 1995), Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1996), and Bo Van Pelt (Oklahoma State, 1997). Oklahoma State has a won record six Burns titles while California captured five straight titles from 2011-15.
 
As governor of the state of Hawai'i, Burns longed to see the growth of UH's athletes at a competitive level with the rest of the nation. He took part in initiating statehood in 1959 and also started the planning and construction for Aloha Stadium – home of UH football and the NFL's Pro Bowl, as well as other island sporting events and music concerts.
 
Before he passed away on April 15, 1975 at the age of 66, Burns had a hand in upgrading UH's athletics program. Shortly after his death, his namesake tournament was founded. This tournament reflects back to Burns, the political power who was really a "sportsman at heart."
 
In his later years, Burns often talked about young Hawai'i athletes needing support and opportunities to express and compare their athletic talent with other athletes from the U.S. mainland. Both of Burns' sons (John Jr. and James) took up golf as a sport as youngsters and they too found success on the courses. James qualified for the National Junior Championships and drew his father even closer to the junior golf programs. John Sr., was appointed as an honorary member of the Hawai'i Junior Golf Association in 1967.
 
When the now-defunct Hawaiian Open was included on the PGA Tour, Burns gave solid support and was named honorary chairman of the tournament committee. The success of that tournament, opened doors to the state for future events and soon became a regular stop for the PGA, LPGA, and Champions Tour.
 
The tournament that bears his name offers UH golfers an opportunity to compete with the best in the NCAA. Former participants and individual champions include PGA stars such as Notah Begay (1995) and Tiger Woods (1996) of Stanford and Oklahoma State's Bo Van Pelt (1997). Texas A&M's Chandler Phillips became the first back-to-back and two-time champion of the event (2017-18).
 
Burns' dream has become a reality for Hawai'i's athletes, as many have gone on to professional careers. Because of his determination and the energy he put forth for the growth of this island state, John Burns' name lives on in sports circles as well as in the hearts of Hawai'i athletes and their fans.