Tigers close fall golf season with a trip to Kiawah Classic

Sunday, November 4

Kiawah Island, S.C.

8:00 am

University of Memphis

Kiawah Classic (host: Charleston Southern)

Isaiah Jackson enters the Kiawah Classic with a 72.4 stroke average and two Top 20 finishes.

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Tigers close fall golf season with a trip to Kiawah Classic

Nov 03, 2018 | Men's Golf

Coach Blake Smart's team coming off strong showing at Quail Valley Intercollegiate

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 Nov. 4-6. The final event of the fall is hosted by Charleston Southern.

Bradley Bawden, Nick Giles, Rodi Vlasveld, Chase Harris and Isaiah Jackson will compete for the Tigers. Borja Martin will compete as an individual.

Memphis is coming off a strong showing at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate in Vero Beach, Fla., where the Tigers closed with an 8-under 280 to finish fourth in the 16-team field. Jackson shot 71-68-69 for 8-under 208 to lead the UofM. Bawden had a final-round 71 for 215.

Here's a look at the East Bay Deli Classic:

Event: East Bay Deli Classic at Kiawah Island
When: Nov. 4-6 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Where: Kiawah Island Resort – Turtle Point
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,911
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Teams in the Field (21): Appalachian State, Augusta, Charleston Southern, College of Charleston, Florida Atlantic, Francis Marion, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, High Point, Jacksonville State, Loyola Maryland, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Presbyterian, Radford, Tennessee Tech, Troy, USC Upstate, Western Carolina, William & Mary, Winthrop

First Round Tee Times: Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m. ET off of the Nos. 1 and 10 tees Sunday. Monday's tee times also begin at 7:30 a.m. ET while Tuesday's will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. ET.

HISTORY AT THE EVENT
This is the third-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. The Tigers also were seventh in 2017 with a score of 904. Rodi Vlasveld finished sixth individually with a 2-over 218. Tennessee repeated at champion in 2017.

ABOUT THE COURSE
After a nine-month renovation, the new and improved Turtle Point Golf Course re-opened 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
Memphis closed the Quail Valley Intercollegiate Oct. 16 with an 8-under 280 to take fourth place. Isaiah Jackson had under-par rounds of 71, 68 and 69 to finish in a tie for fifth, his second Top 20 result of the fall. Bradley Bawden tied for 25^th at 1-under 215.

NEXT TIME OUT
The Tigers resume play Feb. 25-26, 2019 at Hilton Head Island, S.C., when they compete at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate.