Golden Flashes Travel To Georgia This Weekend For The Administaff ASU Invitational
4/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Golden Flashes travel to Georgia this weekend for the Administaff ASU Invitational. Coming off a 25 stroke win at the Towson Invitational last weekend, Kent State aims to keep the momentum going against a field that consists of 11 of the top 60 teams in the nation. Hosted by Augusta State University the 54-hole event will be played on Saturday and Sunday at Forest Hills Golf Club. Live scoring is available on www.golfstat.com
The Course
Forest Hills Golf Club is the site of the 1930 Southeastern Open where Bobby Jones won his first tournament on the way to his Grand Slam.
Participating Teams
The 17-team field is made up of 11 of the top 60 teams according to the latest rankings by golfstat.com, including No. 12 Tennessee and No. 20 Central Florida.
Ranked 62, the Golden Flashes will have an opportunity to improve their ranking as they also compete against host No. 42 Augusta State as well as No. 36 Lamar, No. 38 Chattanooga, No. 46 Coastal Carolina, No. 47 Georgia Southern, No. 53 Duke, No. 54 Charlotte, No. 55 Georgia State, No. 59 Virginia Tech, No. 61 Minnesota, No. 67 North Carolina, No. 69 Virginia Commonwealth as well as Houston and USC Aiken which is ranked No. 5 in Division II.
The Forecast (from www.weather.com)
Saturday: More sun than clouds. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 40s.
Sunday: Showers, maybe a rumble of thunder. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
KSU Line-Up
Brett Cairns, John Hahn, Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Latimer, David Ludlow
A sophomore, Brett Cairns is second on the team with a 73.6 strokes per round average and three top 20 finishes this season. He has shot a 73 or lower in eight of his nine rounds this spring.
Hahn broke through with his first collegiate win last week earning a two-stoke victory at the Towson Invitational after four career runner-up finishes. Ranked 75th nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Ratings Index, he has a team best 12 rounds of par or better this season.
Freshman Mackenzie Hughes and senior Nick Latimer have continued their stellar play in the spring season and tied for second place behind Hahn last weekend. Hughes had a strong finish shooting a two-under 70 in the second and third rounds at the Towson Invitational to earn his first top 20 finish since the season opening meet back in September. Five of his six rounds of par or better this season have all come in the last three tournaments. Latimer meanwhile carded just the second tournament by a Golden Flash this season with three straight rounds under par last weekend. Having lowered his 54-hole total in each of his last five tournaments, Latimer will look to make it six straight this weekend.
Junior David Ludlow captured his second top 20 of the season last weekend and has improved his tournament finish in three straight events.
Up Next
The Golden Flashes return to Ohio for the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate host by Ohio State next weekend April 11-12.
