SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Bellarmine men’s golf team, just five days after their first spring event, will hit the links again Monday for their second event in as many weeks.
Event: World Golf Village Collegiate
Host: Eastern Kentucky University
Dates: Monday, Feb. 24 – Tuesday, Feb. 25
Times: TBD
Course: King & Bear, World Golf Village
Schedule of Play: 3 rounds (36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,279
Course Rating: 75.2 (via golflink)
Slope Rating: 141 (via golflink)
Participants (16): Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Embry-Riddle, Flagler, IU Indy, North Carolina A&T, North Florida, Oakland, Purdue-Ft. Wayne, Rhode Island, Queens, West Georgia and Youngstown State.
Bellarmine Starters: Ben Davenport (freshman), Luke Bischoff (junior), Ben Wulkopf (redshirt freshman), Ballard Harris (redshirt senior) and Kash Albarado (junior) plus Riley Jude Bender (junior) playing as an individual.
Live Scoring: via Clippd
About the Course: “Set against the picturesque backdrop of the ancient city of St. Augustine, Florida, lies one of Northeast Florida’s most stunning courses – The King & Bear. Designed through the combined vision of two icons of the sport, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus teamed up to produce a course that is both beautiful and demanding, seamlessly blending their legendary playing styles and design philosophies. This course is more than a place to play – it’s a celebration of golf itself, where every swing and every hole pays homage to the game’s rich traditions and the champions who shaped it.” –Course Website, golfwgv.com (more)
Last Time Out: Davenport tied for 13th out of 64 players in his collegiate debut at the Mesquite Desert Invitational, also hosted by EKU. The Bowling Green native birdied 14 of 54 holes and recorded his first career eagle. Luke Biscoff tied for 29th at plus-3 and also recorded an eagle. The Knights to tied for 10th in the 12-team field.
Last Time at Event: Last February at a cold and soggy King & Bear, the Knights tied for sixth among 18 teams in this event, finishing at plus-10. Hudson Hummel was Bellarmine’s top performer, tying for ninth out of 109 golfers at minus-2, easily the best performance of his career. He birdied 10 of the 54 holes. Also in the top half of the individual leaderboard were Kash Albarado tied for 23rd at plus-3, Frankie Morgan tied for 30th at plus-4 and Luke Bischoff tied for 52nd at plus 8.
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