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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Men's Golf will head to Mobile, Ala., for its first team event of the spring season at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate. The two-day, 54-hole competition will be held at the par-72, 7,212-yard Magnolia Grove Crossings Course.
The event has been a constant on the Hilltoppers' schedule, having competed in the field in five of the last six seasons. In the last two seasons, WKU has finished third out of 15 or more squads and at the 2019 Intercollegiate, WKU's own Stuart Eason finished tied for fourth with a 6-under score.
"Linus (Lo) and Tom (Bevington) have played this course before, multiple times, actually," said head coach Chan Metts of the seniors' experiences. "Chase (Landrum), Luke (Fuller) and Caleb (O'Toole), this will be their first time there, so obviously, whenever that's the case, the practice round becomes extremely important."
After getting the feel of the course with a practice round on Sunday, play will begin on Monday at 8 a.m. CT with a shotgun start and continuous play of 36 holes. Tee times for the final round will begin at 8 a.m. CT on Tuesday.
There are 14 teams in the field, half of them being ranked in the Golfstat Top-100, including No. 15 Louisville, No. 41 UAB, No. 50 Illinois, No. 60 Florida State, No. 67 Illinois State, No. 98 Denver and host No. 100 South Alabama.
WKU used its first outing of the season at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate as qualifying for its first team tournament in Mobile.
"We took six guys and had four players playing for two spots and two guys just trying to get some reps and get ready for Mobile," said Metts of the trip. "Caleb and Luke played really well and won those two spots, so they're going to fill out our five, along with Linus, Tom and Chase."
Along with earning the final two spots in WKU's lineup for the Intercollegiate, O'Toole and Fuller earned Conference USA Co-Golfer of the Week honors with their top-25 finishes.
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