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Men's Golf Opens Spring Season in South Carolina
February 21, 2016 | Men's Golf
Cards hope to build off a succesful fall campaign
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Coming off a solid fall season, the University of Louisville men's golf team open its spring season at 11th-annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Tournament, Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 22-23), on Hilton Head Island. The tournament will consist of 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. Both days will begin with shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m.
The Wexford Plantation course, an Arnold Palmer signature course, measures 6,913 yards and is a par 72 layout.
Head coach Mark Crabtree, who is in his 17th seson, is pleased with the direction of the program, and is looking for a big spring out of his team.
"I've seen tremendous growth and improvement from all players," Crabtree said. "They are working hard daily in refining their skills and are unified as a team to achieve their goals. We are working toward  being at the NCAA Championships in May."
Senior Robin Sciot-Siegrist is in the conversation as the best player to ever play for the Cardinals. A qualifier for the NCAA Championships last season, Sciot-Siegrist won an ACC Championship, in one of the best golf conferences in the nation.
"Robin is our leader on the course," Crabtree said. "He is a tough, competitive guy who continues to get better. He is team player and has an outstanding attitude."
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Junior J.D. Lehman finished the fall season with the second-best stroke average on the squad and is also one of the team leaders.
"Lehman is one of our hardest workers," Crabtree said. "He's very dedicated and I'm seeing solid signs of improvement from last semester."
Live scoring will be available at http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=8437
This year's field includes Francis Marion, University of Akron, Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Campbell University, Cleveland State University, University of Dayton, DePaul University, Gardner-Webb University, University of Louisville, Oakland University, Presbyterian College, Radford University, UNC Wilmington, USC Aiken, Western Carolina University, and Wofford College.
Wofford won last year's event by seven strokes over Georgia Southern University. USCA previously won the 2014, 2006, and 2009 tournaments, and Elon won the 2008 event. Other past winners include Georgia Southern (2013), Georgia State University (2012), Indiana University (2011), Wake Forest University (2010), University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (2007).
Western Carolina's J.P. Poston was last year's medalist with a two-under-par tally.
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The Wexford Plantation course, an Arnold Palmer signature course, measures 6,913 yards and is a par 72 layout.
Head coach Mark Crabtree, who is in his 17th seson, is pleased with the direction of the program, and is looking for a big spring out of his team.
"I've seen tremendous growth and improvement from all players," Crabtree said. "They are working hard daily in refining their skills and are unified as a team to achieve their goals. We are working toward  being at the NCAA Championships in May."
Senior Robin Sciot-Siegrist is in the conversation as the best player to ever play for the Cardinals. A qualifier for the NCAA Championships last season, Sciot-Siegrist won an ACC Championship, in one of the best golf conferences in the nation.
"Robin is our leader on the course," Crabtree said. "He is a tough, competitive guy who continues to get better. He is team player and has an outstanding attitude."
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Junior J.D. Lehman finished the fall season with the second-best stroke average on the squad and is also one of the team leaders.
"Lehman is one of our hardest workers," Crabtree said. "He's very dedicated and I'm seeing solid signs of improvement from last semester."
Live scoring will be available at http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=8437
This year's field includes Francis Marion, University of Akron, Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Campbell University, Cleveland State University, University of Dayton, DePaul University, Gardner-Webb University, University of Louisville, Oakland University, Presbyterian College, Radford University, UNC Wilmington, USC Aiken, Western Carolina University, and Wofford College.
Wofford won last year's event by seven strokes over Georgia Southern University. USCA previously won the 2014, 2006, and 2009 tournaments, and Elon won the 2008 event. Other past winners include Georgia Southern (2013), Georgia State University (2012), Indiana University (2011), Wake Forest University (2010), University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (2007).
Western Carolina's J.P. Poston was last year's medalist with a two-under-par tally.
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