Tops Travel to The Grove - Western Kentucky University Athletics

Sunday, October 6

College Grove, Tenn.

Western Kentucky University

Hosted by Middle Tennessee

Photo by: Steve Roberts/WKU Athletics

10/5/2019 10:36:00 AM | Men's Golf

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU is set to tee it up at Middle Tennessee's Intercollegiate at The Grove on Sunday. It will be the Hilltoppers' first trip to the event since 2015.

Middle Tennessee's tournament has been hosted by The Grove Club (par-72, 7,368-yard) in College Grove, Tenn., for the last six years. The Hilltoppers will play 18 holes each day over the three-day event. Tuesday's final round will be a shotgun start.

Numerous tournament records were set at the 2018 event where Liberty took home the team title and two Liberty individuals won the 54-hole Intercollegiate.

There are 14 teams in the field including No. 102 Louisiana Tech, No. 105 Middle Tennessee, No. 44 South Alabama, No. 33 Tennessee and No. 115 Troy. The rankings are according to GolfWeek's latest rankings on Oct. 3.

In WKU's last time out, redshirt senior Linus Lo led the team for the second week in a row, carding a 4-under 209 and finishing tied for 22nd. The Tops shot 4-under as a unit in the final round, the program's best round in relation to par since the opening round of the Mason Rudolph Championship on April 5.

"That is something great to build on," said head coach Chan Metts of the round. "That lets me know our best golf is in front of us and makes me excited for the future."

Six Hilltoppers will travel to the Volunteer State for Middle Tennessee's event. Lo, Chase Landrum, Tom Bevington, Caleb O'Toole and Jack Poole are slated to compete for WKU. Freshman Patrick Kennedy will have his Hilltopper debut and play as an individual in the tournament.