July 21, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio -

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Former Oregon State golfer Diego Velasquez is set to tee it up competitively at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational this week.

The event, which is a 72-hole tournament is a four-day tournament beginning Thursday and running through Sunday, is the first on the Nationwide Tour for Velasquez. The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invite is one of the more unique tournaments of the season on the tour inviting the past season’s All-America selections from the College Golf Coaches Association’s teams.

“We are about giving young players an opportunity,” Nationwide Tour president Bill Calfree said. “And we’re about finding the future stars of the game.”

Joining Velasquez in the tournament are fellow All-Americans Bud Cauley (Alabama), John Chin (UC Irvine), Dustin Garza (Wichita State), Russell Henley (Georgia), Morgan Hoffman (Oklahoma State), Scott Langley (Illinois), Andrea Pavan (Texas A&M), Jonathan Randolph (Mississippi), Patrick Reed (Augusta State) and Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State) as well as 2009 Walker Cup member Nathan Smith.

Velasquez, along with Reed and Hoffman, are scheduled for a 1:50 p.m. ET tee time, the last of the day, from the 10th hole. All four days of the tournament will be televised on The Golf Channel – coverage begins Thursday at 9:30 a.m. PT.

The tournament will be played at The Ohio State University – Scarlet Course which plays as a 7,141-yard, par-72 course.

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