The Hilltoppers began the fall slate with a ninth-place finish at the Argent Financial Classic two weeks ago. After the Purdue Fall Invitational, WKU is quickly back in action for the Badger Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1) and Cullan Brown Collegiate (Oct. 7-8) before wrapping up the fall at the Furman Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-20).
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Purdue Fall Invitational (Sept. 22-23)
- West Lafayette, Ind. (Kampen-Cosler Golf Course – Par 72/7,461 yards)
- Rounds one and two on Sunday will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT with continuous play
- Round three on Monday will be a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. CT
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltopper lineup will be Stephen Warren, Rafe Blankenship, Nic Hofman, Reed Richey and Trevor Drew. Hayden Warren will compete as an individual on the Allen-Ackerman Course.
- Senior Stephen Warren started the year strong with a Top-10 finish at the Argent Financial Classic. His final round 67 was the low round of his career.
- Freshman Rafe Blankenship makes his second career start. He led the Tops through 36 holes at the Argent Financial Classic and ultimately finished tied for 34th.
- Redshirt senior Nic Hofman plays in the three spot this week
- Freshman Reed Richey (Bowling Green, Ky.) makes his Hilltopper debut.
- Freshman Trevor Drew is the third freshman in the Hilltopper lineup. He made his debut at last week's season-opening tournament.
QUOTABLE
"I'm excited to see them compete again and see where we can keep getting better. We'll have a couple new guys in the lineup this week, including Reed Richey, a freshman from right here in Bowling Green, making his Hilltopper debut. This group is a tight-knit group. They are all on the same page and after the same thing, so I'm excited to see them compete together. We're going to play on a tough golf course that's going to require them to step up." – head coach Austin King on the Purdue Fall Invitational
THE FIELD
- WKU, Host Purdue, Ball State, Butler, Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa,, Marquette, Miami, Northern Illinois, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, Toledo, VCU, Wisconsin
