Kent State University
Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Heads to Scottsdale for Maui Jim Intercollegiate
9/22/2016 1:30:00 PM | Men's Golf
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University men's golf team will continue their tough fall slate this weekend at the Maui Jim Invitational in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Mirabel Golf Club.
The three-day tournament begins on Friday, with one round taking place each day of the weekend. The Mirabel Golf Club will play to a par 71, 7,147 yards for the 54-hole event.
Joining Kent State in Scottsdale will be: UAB, Augusta, Baylor, No. 9 California, Chattanooga, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Houston, Kansas, No. 8 LSU, Notre Dame, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 21 South Florida.
For the second straight tournament, the Golden Flashes will see a tough field with four Golf Stat Top-25 nationally ranked teams. The team is looking to follow up a strong season debut to parlay the fall into a top-25 ranking. At the Gopher Invitational, the Golden Flashes finished fourth overall with a 20-over par score of 872 (286-290-296). The team finished ahead of three of the field's nationally ranked squads. Four Kent State golfers finished in the team field's top-30, while Bjarki Petursson won the individual tournament. Petursson shot a 209 over three rounds and picked up MAC Golfer of the Week honors.
Live stats will be available for the entire tournament. Check back with KentStateSports.com for updates throughout the weekend.
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