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Men's Golf Returns to Action at the Mason Rudolph Championship
April 12, 2018 | Men's Golf
The tournament starts on Friday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's golf team will compete at the Mason Rudolph Championship on the Vanderbilt Legends Club's South Course in Franklin, Tenn. This weekend will mark the 17th time the Commodores will host the event, which is named after Mason Rudolph, one of Middle Tennessee's all-time great golfers and former head coach of the Commodores.
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The event, slated for three rounds of 18 holes Friday through Sunday, will now move to a 36-hole, 8 a.m. shotgun format on Friday, with 18 holes on Saturday and Sunday if weather permits.
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The Cardinals have been off since an 11th-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational in South Carolina on March 27. Matthias Schmid shot a 2-under-par 214 to tie for 19th and led the Cardinals in the final round of the Hootie Bay Intercollegiate.
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The freshman posted a 4-under par for his best round best round at the Hootie Intercollegiate. Schmid, who shot a 1-under-par 71 in the first round, climbed into a tie for 19th place after finishing with a 71-75-68=214.
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The Cardinals will be joined by three top-10 teams in No. 4 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida and No. 7 Alabama. Also in the field this weekend is Ball State, Charlotte, East Tennessee State, Georgia, High Point, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, South Dakota, Tennessee Tech and Troy. Vanderbilt will also place a group of individuals in the field playing as a "B" team.
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The tournament will also feature nine of the top 100 players in the nation, including sixth-ranked Theo Humphrey, No. 20 Will Gordon and No. 37 Patrick Martin of Vanderbilt, No. 15 Lee Hodges and No. 17 Davis Riley of Alabama, No. 36 Gordon Neale, No. 68 Alejandro Tosti, and No. 99 Andy Zhang of Florida, and No. 52 Spencer Ralston of Georgia.
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Competing for Louisville this weekend is junior Keegan de Lange, freshman Matthias Schmid, freshman John Murphy, senior Nicolas Platret, Simon Zach, and sophomore Devin Morely will be competing as an individual.
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The event, slated for three rounds of 18 holes Friday through Sunday, will now move to a 36-hole, 8 a.m. shotgun format on Friday, with 18 holes on Saturday and Sunday if weather permits.
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The Cardinals have been off since an 11th-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational in South Carolina on March 27. Matthias Schmid shot a 2-under-par 214 to tie for 19th and led the Cardinals in the final round of the Hootie Bay Intercollegiate.
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The freshman posted a 4-under par for his best round best round at the Hootie Intercollegiate. Schmid, who shot a 1-under-par 71 in the first round, climbed into a tie for 19th place after finishing with a 71-75-68=214.
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The Cardinals will be joined by three top-10 teams in No. 4 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida and No. 7 Alabama. Also in the field this weekend is Ball State, Charlotte, East Tennessee State, Georgia, High Point, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, South Dakota, Tennessee Tech and Troy. Vanderbilt will also place a group of individuals in the field playing as a "B" team.
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The tournament will also feature nine of the top 100 players in the nation, including sixth-ranked Theo Humphrey, No. 20 Will Gordon and No. 37 Patrick Martin of Vanderbilt, No. 15 Lee Hodges and No. 17 Davis Riley of Alabama, No. 36 Gordon Neale, No. 68 Alejandro Tosti, and No. 99 Andy Zhang of Florida, and No. 52 Spencer Ralston of Georgia.
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Competing for Louisville this weekend is junior Keegan de Lange, freshman Matthias Schmid, freshman John Murphy, senior Nicolas Platret, Simon Zach, and sophomore Devin Morely will be competing as an individual.
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