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UTEP Golf’s Max Schliesing to Compete at Omega European Masters

8/31/2023 8:09:00 AM

UTEP's Max Schliesing will tee off at the prestigious 76^th edition of the Omega European Masters, a DP World Tour Event at Golf de Crans-sur-Sierre. Schliesing started the event early Thursday morning. The tournament will conclude on Sept. 3.

Schliesing teed off with the last group – Aguri Wasaki and Joshua Lee at 6:30 a.m. MT/8:30 ET.

Live results: https://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/tournament/leaderboard.

"Max's great play last season continued into the summer and has been selected by the Swiss National Team to play in this week's DP World Tour event, the Omega European Masters," UTEP Head Coach Aaron Puetz said. "We will miss him in our first team event, but the opportunity that's in front of him is too good to pass up. We can't wait to watch him this week!"

Schliesing concluded his first season at UTEP with a team-best 72.5 stroke average. The junior played in all 11 tournaments, finishing as the top Miner in seven events, while placing in the top 10 four times. Schliesing maintained a 3.25 GPA in marketing.

The Zermatt, Switzerland, native placed third at The Duck Invitational, shooting 4-under par 209 (70-69-70), while also finishing tied for third at the White Sands Bahamas Invitation at 11-under par (66-67-72). Schliesing's 205 in the Bahamas was a season best for 54 holes. At the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite, he finished in fourth place, shooting 3-under par 207, including a season-low 65 in the third round of action. Schliesing placed tied for eighth at the Little Rock Invitational (even-par 216). He placed tied 18^th at the Conference USA Championship at 6-over par 222 (78-72-72). Khaw concluded the campaign as an All-CUSA second team performer.

ABOUT THE OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS
The Omega European Masters is one of the most prestigious golf competitions played on a European soil. Located in Crans-Montana at the heart of the Swiss Alps, the Crans-sur-Sirre Golf-Club is indisputably the most spectacular course on the European Tour Schedule. This internationally-renowned golf competition, played at the same course for the 76^th time in 2023, has seen players such as Spain's Severiano Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia, Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, South Africa's Ernie Els and Britain's Lee Westwood win the coveted trophy.

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