The Hilltoppers began the fall slate with a ninth-place finish at the Argent Financial Classic before finishing 12th at last week's Purdue Fall Invitational.
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Badger Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
- Madison, Wisc. (University Ridge Golf Course – Par 72/7,286 yards)
- All three rounds begin at 9:30 a.m. CT. Sunday and Monday feature scheduled tee times with Tuesday's final round a shotgun start.
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltopper lineup will be Stephen Warren, Nic Hofman, Gage Doyle, Rafe Blankenship and Hayden Warren.
- Stephen Warren has been the Tops' top finisher in both events thus far. He tied for fifth at the Purdue Fall Invitational last time out, after starting the season with a T10 at the Argent Financial Classic.
- Nic Hofman tied for 18 th at the Purdue Invitational last time out after a final round 71. It was his seventh career Top-20 finish out of 20 events.
- Gage Doyle returns to the lineup after competing in the Argent Financial Classic. The sophomore from Colleyville, Texas will be competing in his seventh career event.
- Rafe Blankenship makes his third career start. The freshman from Scottsville, Ky. was 2-under through the first two rounds of the Argent Financial Classic and ended the Purdue Fall Invitational with an even-par 72.
- Hayden Warren makes his first appearance in the lineup this season after finished tied for 16th at the Purdue Fall Individual last week.
QUOTABLE
"We are excited to get back on the course this weekend in Wisconsin. We finished strong last week at Purdue and are looking to carry that forward into this weekend. It's another strong field with several Big Ten teams and will once again be a good test for our guys." – head coach Austin King
THE FIELD
- WKU, Host Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, VCU, Ball State, Green Bay, South Dakota State, Winthrop, Northern Illinois, Illinois State, Southern Miss, Memphis, Washington State, Long Beach State, Southern Illinois
