No. 18/30 Men's Golf In Action At Muirfield Village For Jack Nicklaus Invitational Monday
10/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Coming off their first fall tournament victory since 2004, the No. 18/30 Kent State men's golf team looks to defend its national ranking in the high profile Jack Nicklaus Invitational early next week. The 12-team tournament which features at least 10 teams ranked 55 or higher in both the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings and the Golfstat.com takes place a legendary Muirfield Village Country Club in Dublin, Ohio on Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 10-11. Live scoring is available on www.golfstat.com
Format
The tournament consists of 54-holes over two days. The first and second rounds will be played consecutively starting with a 9:00 am shotgun start on Monday. Final round tee times on Tuesday range from 8:06-10:06 am off Nos. 1 and 10.
Golden Flashes Line-Up
Representing the Golden Flashes this week are senior Mackenzie Hughes, junior Kevin Miller, sophomores Taylor Pendrith, Kyle Kmiecik and freshman Nick Scott.
The Course
Consisting of a par 72, 7,352-yard layout, Muirfield Village has been home of the prestigious Memorial Tournament since 1976. The course has been consistently ranked in the Top 20 in the United States and Top 50 in the world since it opened. Voted the No. 1 course in golf-rich Ohio, the name was inspired by Jack Nicklaus' first British Open victory in 1966 at Muirfield, Scotland.
The Field
The Golden Flashes will be joined in the national ranked 12-team field by No. 3/4 Arkansas, No. 21/23 Illinois, No. 45/35 LSU, No. North Carolina, No. 83/81 Ohio State, No. 5/5 Oklahoma State, No. 29/48 Purdue, No. 11/3 Texas, No. 32/31 TCU, No. 56/55 Texas Tech and (N/A) UCLA (rankings are listed as golfweek/golfstat).
Kent State At the Jack Nicklaus Invitational
This is the second consecutive year for the tournament in its current format. Held last year at the Scioto Country Club. The Golden Flashes finished 10th in another loaded field with a 54-hole total of 907 (313-296-298). Mackenzie Hughes was the top finisher for Kent State trying for 13th with a 219 (75-71-73).
The Forcast
Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
Tuesday: Considerable cloudiness. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
(from www.weather.com)
Up Next
Kent State will have a quick turnaround as they head to the Bank of Tennessee at the Ridges on Friday, October 14. The Golden Flashes then wrap up their fall schedule as they travel to Georgia for the United States Collegiate Oct. 23-25.
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Mackenzie HughesSeniorDundas, OntarioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 38 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.3 Lowest round in 2011-12: 70 Gopher Invitational (3rd round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Gopher Invitational (74-73-70=217) Notes: Has two top 10 finishes in two events this season • Took third at the Gopher Invitational to start the year and tied for 7th at the Inverness Intercollegiate last time out • Won the 2011 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship • Qualified for match-play at the 2011 U.S. Amateur • Member of Team Canada's National Squad |
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Kevin MillerJuniorDover, OhioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 195 2011-12 Stroke Average: 74.8 Lowest round in 2011-12: 73 Inverness Intercollegiate (1st Round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Gopher Invitational (75-75-76=226) Notes: Was a First Team All-MAC selection in 2011 • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship this past summer |
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Taylor PendrithSophomoreRichmond Hill, OntarioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 37
2011-12 Stroke Average: 73.3 Lowest round in 2011-12: 70 Inverness Intercollegiate (1st Round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Gopher Invitational (76-76-71=223) Notes: Finished runner-up at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a one-under 70 • Tied for 18th at the Gopher Invitational to start the year • Shot a non-competitive course record 62 at Windmill Lakes in a team qualifer on Sept. 4 |
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Kyle KmiecikSophomoreAvon, OhioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 66 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.00 Lowest round in 2011-12: 72 at Inverness Intercollegiate Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Inverness Intercollegiate (72) Notes: Transfered to Kent State from Ole Miss • Shot a 72 and finished tied for seventh at the Inverness Intercollegiate in his lone round with the Golden Flashes this far • In Hich School he had top 10 finishes in the Ohio State Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009 • Ranked the No.1 player in Ohio for 2010 |
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Nick ScottFreshmanUnion, OhioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: N/A 2011-12 Stroke Average: 76.00 Lowest round in 2011-12: 72 at Inverness Intercollegiate Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Inverness Intercollegiate (72) Notes: Competed as an individual in his first event with Kent State at the Inverness Intercollegiate shooting a 76 • Was ranked the 32nd best 2011 recruit in the county by the American Junior Golf Association |
