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Mountaineer Intercollegiate - Day One
Mountaineer Intercollegiate at the Pete Dye Course Next Challenge for Men's Golf
October 09 | Men's Golf
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Akron, Ohio – The University of Akron men's golf team is coming off a third place finish at its own Firestone Invitational, and on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 10-11, the Zips will face another challenging field at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate in Bridgeport, W.Va. The 54-hole event is scheduled to be played at the Pete Dye Golf Club where the tournament was reduced to just two rounds last season because of inclement weather.
"We are looking forward to this weekend," Zips' head coach David Trainor said. "It will be another great test for our team against a great field of competitors. We love the course, and look forward to playing it tomorrow."
The course is ranked No. 45 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Courses, and No. 9 on Golfweek's Best Modern Courses. The par 72 course stretches 7,353 yards across 250 acres rolling through the Appalachian Mountains with a slope of 144 and a handicap rating of 75.7.
The Zips return the same starting lineup featured in last week's Firestone Invitational, including senior J.B. Williams (Danville, Ky.), sophomore Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.), junior George Baylis (Ascot, England), senior Yann Pfeiffer (Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France), and Senior Zach Gollwitzer (Baldwin, Mo.).
The field consists of host West Virginia, Akron, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, East Carolina, James Madison, Memphis, Miami (OH), Mississippi State, Seton Hall, and Toledo.
The Mountaineer Intercollegiate will follow a typical, 54-hole format with 36 holes of continuous play on an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Monday, followed by the final 18 holes in an 8:30 a.m. shot on Tuesday.
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The inaugural event last season was cut to 36 holes due to frost delays both mornings (we moved it up a week hoping to avoid that but the low is supposed to be 38 degrees Sunday night and 41 degrees Monday night). Penn State won the 2015 team title with a two-round score of 294-291=585 (+5), while Cincinnati's Davis Baxter was the medalist with a score of 70-69=139 (-5).
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