Men’s Golf Wraps Up Fall Season at Kiawah Island

Sunday, October 29

Kiawah Island, S.C.

University of Memphis

Kiawah Classic

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Oct 28, 2017 | Men's Golf

Tigers will compete against 14 other schools

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's golf team travels to Kiawah Island, S.C. to wrap up its fall schedule at the East Bay Deli Classic on Oct. 28-30. The final event of the fall is hosted by Charleston Southern.

The format for this event differs from most tournaments where six players will compete for the team score with four scores that will count toward that final total. Bradley Bawden, Borja Martin, Rodi Vlasveld, Chase Harris, Jordan Even, and Nick Giles will be competing for Memphis.

Event: East Bay Deli Classic at Kiawah Island
When: October 28-30 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Where: Kiawah Island Resort – Turtle Point
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,911
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Teams in the Field: Charleston Southern, College of Charleston, Coastal Carolina, Chattanooga, Francis Marion, Jacksonville State, High Point, Memphis, Presbyterian, Rutgers, Stetson, Tennessee, USC Upstate, Western Carolina, Winthrop
First Round Tee Times: Tee times begin at 8 a.m. ET off of the No. 1 tee Sunday morning. Monday's tee times also begin at 8 a.m. ET while Tuesday's will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. ET.

HISTORY AT THE EVENT
This is the second-straight season that the Tigers have competed in the East Bay Deli Classic. In 2016, Memphis finished seventh in a field of 22 teams with a score of 894. Nick Giles and Chase Harris are the only two Tigers to have competed at this tournament last season. Harris finished +12 with a low round of 71 while Giles was +14 for the week with a low round of 72.

Tennessee won the 2016 East Bay Deli Classic with a 54-hole tally of three-over par 867. Wofford's Andrew Novak earned medalist honors with a composite score of -7.

ABOUT THE COURSE
After a nine-month renovation, the new and improved Turtle Point Golf Course reopened October 1, 2016 to rave reviews from members and guests. Late in 2015, Jack Nicklaus, along with the members of his architectural team, surveyed the course and made recommendations for the improvements. Renovations included refurbishing green complexes, re-grassing the greens, tees and fairways with Paspalum, rebuilding all bunkers, laser leveling all tee boxes, including the range and reestablish irrigation throughout the course.

Rated 48th on Golf Digest's 100 Greatest Public Golf Course List Turtle Point is a low-profile golf course that delivers a high caliber golfing experience. Players from the Carolina Amateur, the Carolina PGA, the South Carolina Amateur and the 1990 PGA Cup Matches will all agree that the Turtle Point Golf Course is a true test for strategy and accuracy.

LAST TIME OUT
Producing scores of 281, 281, and 285, Memphis took ninth in the 15-team field at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational. The three-day total of 847 proved to be the eighth lowest 54-hole team score in Tiger history.

Individually, Memphis was led by Bawden who carded rounds of 68, 66, and 70 to finish in a tie for third place. Bawden's round of 66 was the ninth-lowest round in program history and it was his first top-10 appearance since joining the Tigers.

NEXT TIME OUT
The Tigers now are off of competition play until Feb. 26-27, 2018 when Memphis travels to Hilton Head Island, S.C. to compete at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate.