Last season, Luke Fuller won the individual medalist honors at the Conference USA Championship to qualify for NCAA Regionals. He was WKU's first CUSA champ, and first overall conference champion since Brent Long won the Sun Belt in 2006.
As a team, the Hilltoppers are looking for their first conference championship since winning the Sun Belt in 2006. That is the only conference championship in program history.
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Conference USA Championships (April 21-24)
- Texarkana Country Club (Texarkana, Ark.)
- Monday, April 21 (18 holes): Tee times begin at 8 a.m.; WKU will tee off starting at 10 a.m.
- Tuesday, April 22 (18 holes): Tee times begin at 8 a.m.
- Wednesday, April 23 (18 holes): Tee times begin at 8 a.m.
- Thursday, April 24 (Match Play): The semifinals begin at 8 a.m. and the championship match begins at 1 p.m.
- Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/235233/scoring/team
ABOUT THE TOPS
- WKU's lineup will be Gage Doyle, Stephen Warren, Nic Hofman, Trevor Drew and Hayden Warren. WKU's sub will be Riley Grindstaff.
- The Hilltoppers are coming off a 10th-place finish at the Mountaineer Invitational last week at the Pete Dye Golf Club. That event featured No. 4 Oklahoma State, who won the tournament, as well as four other Power Four opponents.
- Gage Doyle, a sophomore from Colleyville, Texas, has been WKU's most consistent golfer this spring. He has two ties for seventh this season, most recently at the Memphis Intercollegiate. In 26 rounds this season, Doyle has a 74.58 stroke average and has two Top 10s in nine events. He has been the Tops' top finisher four times – Cullan Brown Collegiate (T7), Seminole Intercollegiate (T23), Memphis Intercollegiate (T7) and Mountaineer Invitational (T27).
- Stephen Warren, a senior from Owensboro, Ky., was named to the CUSA All-Academic team. Warren holds a 3.90 GPA in biology/chemistry. He has a 73.16 scoring average in 25 rounds this season and has three Top-10 finishes in nine events. He finished tied for 10th at the Argent Financial Classic, tied for fifth at the Purdue Fall Classic, and ninth at the Furman Intercollegiate.
- Nic Hofman, a fifth-year senior from Lafayette, Ind., began his career at Purdue. This season, he has a 74.00 scoring average in 24 rounds with two Top-20 finishes. He finished tied for 18th at the Purdue Fall Invitational and tied for 17th at the Cullan Brown Collegiate. He also finished tied for 23 rd at both the Furman Intercollegiate and Mesquite Desert Classic.
- Trevor Drew, a freshman from Tyngsborough, Mass., has played in eight events during his inaugural campaign on The Hill. He has a season-best finish of fourth-place at the Mesquite Desert Classic and also finish tied for 21st at the Irish Creek Collegiate.
- Hayden Warren, a junior from Owensboro, Ky., is the brother of Stephen Warren. He is coming off a tie for 39th at the Mountaineer Invitational. He began his season with a tie for 16th at the Purdue Fall Invitational.
- Riley Grindstaff, a senior from Franklin, Tenn., missed the majority of the season as he recovered from injury, but has played in each of the last three events. After opening his season with a tie for 58th at the Memphis Intercollegiate, he finished tied for 14th at the Irish Creek Collegiate.
THE FIELD (9 TEAMS)
- WKU will be joined by Jacksonville State, No. 68 Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, MTSU, No. 61 New Mexico State, No. 70 Sam Houston and No. 99 UTEP.
