TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's golf team heads back into action beginning Monday, Sept. 23, at the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational at the Old Town Club (Par 70; 6,966 yards) in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The two-day, 54-hole event hosted by Wake Forest includes a 13-team field. Five of the competing teams qualified for the 2019 NCAA Tournament field and five squads ranked in the top 70 in the GolfStat team rankings a year ago.
Action begins Monday at 7:30 a.m. ET with 36 holes of continuous play.
Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
// LAST TIME OUT
The Bearcats opened the 2019 fall season, Sept. 14-15, at the Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke. Sophomore Sam Jean led Cincinnati's effort, finishing in 31st place at 4-over 220. As a team, the Bearcats completed the event in 11th place at 34-over 898.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On preparing for the Wake Forest Tournament:
"I am very excited to get back out on the road with this team. We have had a very good week of focused practice. Wake Forest is a new event on our schedule and we look forward to playing Old Town. Every week is important in college golf, but this week it would be nice to gain some momentum prior to hosting the Bearcat Invitational next week at Coldstream."
// OLD TOWN CLUB COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Dates: Sept. 23-24
Course: Old Town Club
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,966
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes; 36 continuous holes on Day 1; Final 18 holes on Day 2
Monday, Sept. 23 – Rounds 1-2 (Shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. ET)
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Round 3 (Tee times start at 7:30 a.m. ET)
// PARTICIPATING TEAMS (13)
Augusta *
Cincinnati
East Carolina
Georgia Southern (52) *
Louisville (30) *
Loyola (Md.)
Penn State (69)
Rutgers
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest (3) *
Washington
West Virginia (46) *
Yale
Golfstat rankings from end of 2018-19 in parentheses
* 2019 NCAA Tournament Qualifier
// CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
No. 1 – Sam Jean – Soph., Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS – 73.33 stroke average
No. 2 – Nicolas Osterburg – Jr., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS – 74.33
No. 3 – Mason Lenhart – R-Soph., Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS – 75.33
No. 4 – Clay Amlung – Jr., Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier HS – 76.33
No. 5 – Jack Kunkel – R-Fr., Sylvania, Ohio /Northview HS – First collegiate tournament
The two-day, 54-hole event hosted by Wake Forest includes a 13-team field. Five of the competing teams qualified for the 2019 NCAA Tournament field and five squads ranked in the top 70 in the GolfStat team rankings a year ago.
Action begins Monday at 7:30 a.m. ET with 36 holes of continuous play.
Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
// LAST TIME OUT
The Bearcats opened the 2019 fall season, Sept. 14-15, at the Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke. Sophomore Sam Jean led Cincinnati's effort, finishing in 31st place at 4-over 220. As a team, the Bearcats completed the event in 11th place at 34-over 898.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On preparing for the Wake Forest Tournament:
"I am very excited to get back out on the road with this team. We have had a very good week of focused practice. Wake Forest is a new event on our schedule and we look forward to playing Old Town. Every week is important in college golf, but this week it would be nice to gain some momentum prior to hosting the Bearcat Invitational next week at Coldstream."
// OLD TOWN CLUB COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Dates: Sept. 23-24
Course: Old Town Club
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,966
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes; 36 continuous holes on Day 1; Final 18 holes on Day 2
Monday, Sept. 23 – Rounds 1-2 (Shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. ET)
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Round 3 (Tee times start at 7:30 a.m. ET)
// PARTICIPATING TEAMS (13)
Augusta *
Cincinnati
East Carolina
Georgia Southern (52) *
Louisville (30) *
Loyola (Md.)
Penn State (69)
Rutgers
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest (3) *
Washington
West Virginia (46) *
Yale
Golfstat rankings from end of 2018-19 in parentheses
* 2019 NCAA Tournament Qualifier
// CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
No. 1 – Sam Jean – Soph., Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS – 73.33 stroke average
No. 2 – Nicolas Osterburg – Jr., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS – 74.33
No. 3 – Mason Lenhart – R-Soph., Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS – 75.33
No. 4 – Clay Amlung – Jr., Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier HS – 76.33
No. 5 – Jack Kunkel – R-Fr., Sylvania, Ohio /Northview HS – First collegiate tournament