TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's golf team competes in the three-day, Louisville Cardinal Challenge beginning Friday at the UofL Golf Club (par 72; 7,101 yards) in Simpsonville, Ky.
Site of an upcoming 2019 NCAA regional, the UofL Golf Club will serve as the backdrop to a talented field of 15 schools, including six programs ranked in the Top 50 of the latest Galfstat.com rankings: No. 17 Duke, No. 20 North Carolina, No. 23 USF, No. 27 Kentucky, No. 28 Wake Forest and No. 48 Louisville. Other competing teams include East Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Nebraska, Charlotte, Louisiana Lafayette, Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech.
Action begins Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. ET with final-round play Sunday starting at 8:30 a.m. Teams will play 18 holes each day. Follow live scoring at Golfstat.com.
// BEARCATS REWIND
Cincinnati began its fall season last weekend, finishing fifth in a competitive 13-team field at the Rod Meyers Invitational hosted by Duke. A trio of Bearcats finished in the Top 25 led by senior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle HS), who tied for third at 5-under 74-68-69=211. Freshman Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) tied for 17th at even par 71-71-74=216 while redshirt-freshman Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) finished two strokes back, tying for 23rd place at 2-over 74-73-71=218. Jean and Lenhart were playing in their first collegiate events.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On playing in Louisville's tournament:
"We're looking forward to going back to Louisville. It's a great course that will host an NCAA regional this spring and includes a great field."
On building off last week's performance:
"We've got to build on our momentum from last week. The fall season goes by so quickly because you play one tournament right after another. I'm glad we have a quick turnaround. We're trying build off our positives from last week. We've had some good, focused practices and we're anxious to get started."
// LOUISVILLE CARDINAL CHALLENGE
Dates: Sept. 14-16
Course: UofL Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,101
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes; 18 holes each day
Friday, Sept. 14 – Round 1 (Tee times start at 9 a.m. ET)
Saturday, Sept. 15 – Round 2 (Tee times start at 9 a.m. ET)
Sunday, Sept. 16 – Round 3 (tee times start at 8:30 a.m. ET)
// PARTICIPATING TEAMS (15)
(Golfstat rankings)
No. 17 – Duke
No. 20 – North Carolina
No. 23 – USF
No. 27 – Kentucky
No. 28 – Wake Forest
No. 48 – Louisville
Cincinnati
Charlotte
East Tennessee State
Lamar
Louisiana Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana Tech
Nebraska
Western Kentucky
// CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
No. 1 – Austin Squires – Sr., Union, Ky./Ryle HS – 70.33 stroke average
No. 2 – Sam Jean – Fr., Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS – 72.00
No. 3 – Mason Lenhart – R-Fr., Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS – 72.66
No. 4 – Paul Huber – Sr., Edgewood, Ky.,/Covington Catholic HS – 74.66
No. 5 – Andy Mayhew – R-Soph., Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS – 74.35*
INDIVIDUAL – Nicolas Osterburg – Soph., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS – 77.00
*- Stroke average from 2017-18 season.
Site of an upcoming 2019 NCAA regional, the UofL Golf Club will serve as the backdrop to a talented field of 15 schools, including six programs ranked in the Top 50 of the latest Galfstat.com rankings: No. 17 Duke, No. 20 North Carolina, No. 23 USF, No. 27 Kentucky, No. 28 Wake Forest and No. 48 Louisville. Other competing teams include East Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Nebraska, Charlotte, Louisiana Lafayette, Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech.
Action begins Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. ET with final-round play Sunday starting at 8:30 a.m. Teams will play 18 holes each day. Follow live scoring at Golfstat.com.
// BEARCATS REWIND
Cincinnati began its fall season last weekend, finishing fifth in a competitive 13-team field at the Rod Meyers Invitational hosted by Duke. A trio of Bearcats finished in the Top 25 led by senior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle HS), who tied for third at 5-under 74-68-69=211. Freshman Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) tied for 17th at even par 71-71-74=216 while redshirt-freshman Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) finished two strokes back, tying for 23rd place at 2-over 74-73-71=218. Jean and Lenhart were playing in their first collegiate events.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On playing in Louisville's tournament:
"We're looking forward to going back to Louisville. It's a great course that will host an NCAA regional this spring and includes a great field."
On building off last week's performance:
"We've got to build on our momentum from last week. The fall season goes by so quickly because you play one tournament right after another. I'm glad we have a quick turnaround. We're trying build off our positives from last week. We've had some good, focused practices and we're anxious to get started."
// LOUISVILLE CARDINAL CHALLENGE
Dates: Sept. 14-16
Course: UofL Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,101
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes; 18 holes each day
Friday, Sept. 14 – Round 1 (Tee times start at 9 a.m. ET)
Saturday, Sept. 15 – Round 2 (Tee times start at 9 a.m. ET)
Sunday, Sept. 16 – Round 3 (tee times start at 8:30 a.m. ET)
// PARTICIPATING TEAMS (15)
(Golfstat rankings)
No. 17 – Duke
No. 20 – North Carolina
No. 23 – USF
No. 27 – Kentucky
No. 28 – Wake Forest
No. 48 – Louisville
Cincinnati
Charlotte
East Tennessee State
Lamar
Louisiana Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana Tech
Nebraska
Western Kentucky
// CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
No. 1 – Austin Squires – Sr., Union, Ky./Ryle HS – 70.33 stroke average
No. 2 – Sam Jean – Fr., Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS – 72.00
No. 3 – Mason Lenhart – R-Fr., Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS – 72.66
No. 4 – Paul Huber – Sr., Edgewood, Ky.,/Covington Catholic HS – 74.66
No. 5 – Andy Mayhew – R-Soph., Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS – 74.35*
INDIVIDUAL – Nicolas Osterburg – Soph., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS – 77.00
*- Stroke average from 2017-18 season.