TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's golf team returns to action Friday, Mar. 19 at the three-day Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club (Par 72; 6,962 yards) in Statesboro, Georgia.
The highly competitive 14-team field includes host Georgia Southern along with Army, Campbell, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, ETSU, FGCU, Furman, Kentucky, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, Rutgers and Troy.
UC head coach Doug Martin, a three-time All-American during his collegiate playing days at Oklahoma, won medalist honors at the Schenkel Invitational in a playoff in 1987.
The event begins Friday with tee times starting at 10 a.m. ET. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
"I'm excited to get back on the road with this team and take them to the site of my first collegiate victory 34 years ago." Martin said. "We'll go up against a great field this week with 13 of 15 teams ranked in the Top 100.
"Our goal is to play clean, winning golf," Martin added. "We must do a better job of eliminating some of our unforced errors. We have had a great week of preparation and hope to ride some momentum from our final round at Sea Island earlier this month."
SCHENKEL INVITATIONAL
Dates: Mar. 19-21
Course: Forest Heights Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,962
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes; 18 holes each day
Friday, Mar. 19 – Round 1 (Tee times starting at 10 a.m. ET)
Saturday, Mar. 20 – Round 2 (Tee times starting at 9 a.m. ET)
Sunday, Mar. 21 – Round 3 (Tee times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (16)
Army, Campbell, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, ETSU, FGCU, Furman, Georgia Southern, Kentucky, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, Rutgers and Troy.
CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
Sam Jean – Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS
Joe McCarthy – Cincinnati, Ohio/DePaul/St. Xavier
Clay Amlung – Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier HS
Ty Gingerich – Russiaville, Ind./Guerin Catholic HS
Jack Kunkel – Sylvania, Ohio/Northview HS
LAST TOURNAMENT LOOK BACK
The UC men's golf team finished eighth at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island on Mar. 9. The Bearcats were led by Sam Jean's third-place finish at 6-under 210. Joe McCarthy and Clay Amlung tied for 12th place at 2-under 214.
The highly competitive 14-team field includes host Georgia Southern along with Army, Campbell, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, ETSU, FGCU, Furman, Kentucky, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, Rutgers and Troy.
UC head coach Doug Martin, a three-time All-American during his collegiate playing days at Oklahoma, won medalist honors at the Schenkel Invitational in a playoff in 1987.
The event begins Friday with tee times starting at 10 a.m. ET. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
"I'm excited to get back on the road with this team and take them to the site of my first collegiate victory 34 years ago." Martin said. "We'll go up against a great field this week with 13 of 15 teams ranked in the Top 100.
"Our goal is to play clean, winning golf," Martin added. "We must do a better job of eliminating some of our unforced errors. We have had a great week of preparation and hope to ride some momentum from our final round at Sea Island earlier this month."
SCHENKEL INVITATIONAL
Dates: Mar. 19-21
Course: Forest Heights Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,962
Schedule of Play: 54 total holes; 18 holes each day
Friday, Mar. 19 – Round 1 (Tee times starting at 10 a.m. ET)
Saturday, Mar. 20 – Round 2 (Tee times starting at 9 a.m. ET)
Sunday, Mar. 21 – Round 3 (Tee times starting at 8:30 a.m. ET)
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (16)
Army, Campbell, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, ETSU, FGCU, Furman, Georgia Southern, Kentucky, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, Rutgers and Troy.
CINCINNATI'S LINEUP
Sam Jean – Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS
Joe McCarthy – Cincinnati, Ohio/DePaul/St. Xavier
Clay Amlung – Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier HS
Ty Gingerich – Russiaville, Ind./Guerin Catholic HS
Jack Kunkel – Sylvania, Ohio/Northview HS
LAST TOURNAMENT LOOK BACK
The UC men's golf team finished eighth at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island on Mar. 9. The Bearcats were led by Sam Jean's third-place finish at 6-under 210. Joe McCarthy and Clay Amlung tied for 12th place at 2-under 214.