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Monday, September 25
Birmingham, Ala.
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Shoal Creek Intercollegiate
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SHOAL CREEK, Ala. - Following a fifth-place finish at the 2017 Memphis Intercollegiate, the Tigers return to action again this weekend in the 2017 Shoal Creek Invitational, hosted by UAB.
Event: Shoal Creek Intercollegiate
When: September 25-26 (Monday and Tuesday)
Where: Shoal Creek Country Club | Shoal Creek, Alabama
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,306
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Teams in the Field: Chattanooga, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Liberty, North Florida, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Troy, UAB, and Wake Forest.
Starting Holes: Borja Martin (4A), Rodi Vlasveld (5), Nick Giles (6), Jordan Even (7A), Brad Bawden (6B). The Tigers are in their pairings on the first day with golfers from Kennesaw State and North Florida.
History at the Event
This season is Memphis' first appearance at the Shoal Creek Invitational since the 2014 season. Memphis has been in the tournament field three times prior, in 2012, 2013, and 2014. The 2013 team won the IntercollegiateÂ
About the Course
The event will be played on the prestigious Shoal Creek Country Club golf course. The Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole golf course is internationally renowned, and has played host to two PGA and one US Amateur Championships. The course is noted for a design that makes for challenging, yet fair play. And towering Double Oak Mountain offers a backdrop of beauty from any vantage point on the course, especially so when it radiates with color in the fall. Shoal Creek has served as the host to a number of historical events, including the 1984 PGA Championship, won by Lee Trevino. In 1990, the PGA Championship returned, and this time Wayne Grady was able to stave off runner-up Fred Couples for the win.Â
Last Time Out
Behind scoring rounds of 295, 286, and 298, the Memphis Tigers placed fifth of 13 teams at the 2017 Memphis Intercollegiate, hosted at Colonial Country Club.
Memphis' three-round score of 879 put them 15 strokes over par for the 54 holes. Middle Tennessee State won the tournament with a three-round score of 868, while Arkansas State finished a stroke behind at 869. Little Rock (872) and Western Kentucky (873) took third and fourth in the strong field. Georgetown (881), UT Martin (883), Stetson (892), Fort Wayne (898), Belmont (901), Western Carolina (910), IUPUI (917), and Tennessee State (926) rounded out the 13 teams in the field.
Leading the way for the Tigers scoring five were Brad Bawden and Borja Martin, who tied for 17th with three-round scores of 219 (+3). Rodi Vlasveld shot a four-over 200 to tie for 21st, as Nick Giles (+10, 226) and Chase Harris (+11, 227) placed in a tie for 37th and 43rd, respectively. Playing as an individual, Jordan Even had the program's best individual finish, as he ended the tournament at even par with a 216, tying for 9th overall. Colin Dubnik (+10, 226) and Mikko Kauniskangas (+13, 229) rounded out the eight players on the current roster that played in the event.
Next Time Out
After the Monday and Tuesday event, the Tigers return to action on October 8-10 at The Grove Intercollegiate, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University.
Event: Shoal Creek Intercollegiate
When: September 25-26 (Monday and Tuesday)
Where: Shoal Creek Country Club | Shoal Creek, Alabama
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,306
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Teams in the Field: Chattanooga, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Liberty, North Florida, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Troy, UAB, and Wake Forest.
Starting Holes: Borja Martin (4A), Rodi Vlasveld (5), Nick Giles (6), Jordan Even (7A), Brad Bawden (6B). The Tigers are in their pairings on the first day with golfers from Kennesaw State and North Florida.
History at the Event
This season is Memphis' first appearance at the Shoal Creek Invitational since the 2014 season. Memphis has been in the tournament field three times prior, in 2012, 2013, and 2014. The 2013 team won the IntercollegiateÂ
About the Course
The event will be played on the prestigious Shoal Creek Country Club golf course. The Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole golf course is internationally renowned, and has played host to two PGA and one US Amateur Championships. The course is noted for a design that makes for challenging, yet fair play. And towering Double Oak Mountain offers a backdrop of beauty from any vantage point on the course, especially so when it radiates with color in the fall. Shoal Creek has served as the host to a number of historical events, including the 1984 PGA Championship, won by Lee Trevino. In 1990, the PGA Championship returned, and this time Wayne Grady was able to stave off runner-up Fred Couples for the win.Â
Last Time Out
Behind scoring rounds of 295, 286, and 298, the Memphis Tigers placed fifth of 13 teams at the 2017 Memphis Intercollegiate, hosted at Colonial Country Club.
Memphis' three-round score of 879 put them 15 strokes over par for the 54 holes. Middle Tennessee State won the tournament with a three-round score of 868, while Arkansas State finished a stroke behind at 869. Little Rock (872) and Western Kentucky (873) took third and fourth in the strong field. Georgetown (881), UT Martin (883), Stetson (892), Fort Wayne (898), Belmont (901), Western Carolina (910), IUPUI (917), and Tennessee State (926) rounded out the 13 teams in the field.
Leading the way for the Tigers scoring five were Brad Bawden and Borja Martin, who tied for 17th with three-round scores of 219 (+3). Rodi Vlasveld shot a four-over 200 to tie for 21st, as Nick Giles (+10, 226) and Chase Harris (+11, 227) placed in a tie for 37th and 43rd, respectively. Playing as an individual, Jordan Even had the program's best individual finish, as he ended the tournament at even par with a 216, tying for 9th overall. Colin Dubnik (+10, 226) and Mikko Kauniskangas (+13, 229) rounded out the eight players on the current roster that played in the event.
Next Time Out
After the Monday and Tuesday event, the Tigers return to action on October 8-10 at The Grove Intercollegiate, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University.
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