TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's golf team returns to action Sunday, Oct. 7 at the three-day Intercollegiate at the Grove hosted by Middle Tennessee at the Grove Club (par 72, 7,368 yards) in College Grove, Tenn.
The 13-team field includes Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss and Purdue along with American Athletic Conference members Memphis and USF.
Tee times for the Bearcats start at 9:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. Live scoring and results will be available at GolfStat.com.
// BEARCATS REWIND
Cincinnati has played solid golf in its two fall tournaments to date, finishing fifth at Duke's Rod Myers Invitational on Sept. 9 and tying for seventh at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge on Sept. 16. That was the last time the Bearcats competed after their own Bearcat Invitational, scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at Coldstream Country Club, was canceled due to continuous heavy rain.
Individually, senior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle HS) leads the Bearcats with a 70.17 stroke average following a pair of Top-15 finishes at Duke (tied for third at 5-under 211) and Louisville (tied for 13th at 3-under 210). Sophomore Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS) posted a team-best result at Louisville, tying for 10th place at 4-under 209 as an individual. Freshmen Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) and Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) rank second and third, respectively, on the team for best stroke average. The duo has played in both tournaments to date with Lenhart owning a 72.00 stroke average and Jean posting a 72.83 average.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On the team's time off since the Bearcat Invitational was canceled on Sept. 24:
"Last week was a very difficult week of practice for us. It seemed as though the guys were very lethargic and disappointed about not being able to take part in our home tournament because of the rain. Practice has been much better this week with more intensity. Our attention to detail has been great."
On playing on the Intercollegiate at the Grove:
"We're excited to go back to the Grove. We've had some success there but haven't been able to put 54 holes together. That's our goal this week. Everyone making the trip is in a good place and we're very anxious to go compete. The field is remarkable."
// INTERCOLLEGIATE AT THE GROVE
Dates: Oct. 7-9
Course: The Grove Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,368
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes of stroke play (18 holes each day)
Sunday, Oct. 7 – Round 1 (Tee times start between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.)
Monday, Oct. 8 – Round 2 (Tee times start between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.)
Tuesday, Oct. 9 – Round 3 (Tee times start between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.)
// PARTICIPATING TEAMS (13)
Charleston
Cincinnati
Kennesaw State
Kentucky
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Memphis
Middle Tennessee
Ole Miss
Purdue
South Dakota State
USF
// CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
No. 1 – Austin Squires – Sr., Union, Ky./Ryle HS – 70.17 stroke average
No. 2 – Mason Lenhart – R-Fr., Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS – 72.00
No. 3 – Paul Huber – Sr., Edgewood, Ky.,/Covington Catholic HS – 73.50
No. 4 – Nicolas Osterburg – Soph., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS – 73.33
No. 5 – Sam Jean – Fr., Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS – 72.83
INDV – Jake Fox – Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS – 74.41*
*- Stroke average from 2017-18 season.
The 13-team field includes Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss and Purdue along with American Athletic Conference members Memphis and USF.
Tee times for the Bearcats start at 9:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. Live scoring and results will be available at GolfStat.com.
// BEARCATS REWIND
Cincinnati has played solid golf in its two fall tournaments to date, finishing fifth at Duke's Rod Myers Invitational on Sept. 9 and tying for seventh at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge on Sept. 16. That was the last time the Bearcats competed after their own Bearcat Invitational, scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at Coldstream Country Club, was canceled due to continuous heavy rain.
Individually, senior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle HS) leads the Bearcats with a 70.17 stroke average following a pair of Top-15 finishes at Duke (tied for third at 5-under 211) and Louisville (tied for 13th at 3-under 210). Sophomore Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS) posted a team-best result at Louisville, tying for 10th place at 4-under 209 as an individual. Freshmen Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) and Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) rank second and third, respectively, on the team for best stroke average. The duo has played in both tournaments to date with Lenhart owning a 72.00 stroke average and Jean posting a 72.83 average.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On the team's time off since the Bearcat Invitational was canceled on Sept. 24:
"Last week was a very difficult week of practice for us. It seemed as though the guys were very lethargic and disappointed about not being able to take part in our home tournament because of the rain. Practice has been much better this week with more intensity. Our attention to detail has been great."
On playing on the Intercollegiate at the Grove:
"We're excited to go back to the Grove. We've had some success there but haven't been able to put 54 holes together. That's our goal this week. Everyone making the trip is in a good place and we're very anxious to go compete. The field is remarkable."
// INTERCOLLEGIATE AT THE GROVE
Dates: Oct. 7-9
Course: The Grove Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,368
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes of stroke play (18 holes each day)
Sunday, Oct. 7 – Round 1 (Tee times start between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.)
Monday, Oct. 8 – Round 2 (Tee times start between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.)
Tuesday, Oct. 9 – Round 3 (Tee times start between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.)
// PARTICIPATING TEAMS (13)
Charleston
Cincinnati
Kennesaw State
Kentucky
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Memphis
Middle Tennessee
Ole Miss
Purdue
South Dakota State
USF
// CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
No. 1 – Austin Squires – Sr., Union, Ky./Ryle HS – 70.17 stroke average
No. 2 – Mason Lenhart – R-Fr., Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS – 72.00
No. 3 – Paul Huber – Sr., Edgewood, Ky.,/Covington Catholic HS – 73.50
No. 4 – Nicolas Osterburg – Soph., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS – 73.33
No. 5 – Sam Jean – Fr., Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS – 72.83
INDV – Jake Fox – Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS – 74.41*
*- Stroke average from 2017-18 season.