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Golfweek Program Challenge – Day One
Men's Golf Opens 2014-15 Season at Golfweek Program Challenge
September 06 | Men's Golf
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron men's golf team will open the 2014-15 season on Sunday when it defends its 2013 team title at the Golfweek Program Challenge at the True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C.
The Zips, who trailed by seven strokes entering the final round of last year's event, posted a 3-under 285 – the second-best round of the day – to win the 27th team title in program history.
Akron finished sixth overall in the Golfweek Program Challenge with a combined men's and women's score of 1,773 (+57).
This year's field includes Campbell, Furman, Gardner-Webb, Houston Baptist, Jacksonville State, Jacksonville, James Madison, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion, Stetson and Valparaiso.
The men's squad will be joined by the women's squad at the event, which awards a men's and women's team champion, as well as a program team champion (combined men's and women's scores). This is the second-straight appearance for Akron in the event.
The 54-hole event is set to begin Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET with players teeing off from the first and tenth tees.
Rounds two and three are set for Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Fans can follow all three rounds via Golfstat Live Scoring.
The Zips return five letterwinners from last year's squad, including First-Team All-MAC selection Ryan Harris. Harris, entering his junior season, finished second on the Zips in scoring average (73.48). He posted six top-25 finishes in nine events, including a fourth-place showing at the MAC Championship, where he was also named to the MAC All-Tournament Team.
Akron will also return senior Harry Whittle, junior Louis Birchall and sophomores Zach Gollwitzer, Chandler Morgan and J.B. Williams.
The Zips will welcome three newcomers to the squad, including sophomore-transfer Yann Pfeiffer (Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France) from Alabama State and freshmen George Baylis (Ascot, England) and Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.).
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