Men’s Golf Hosts Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational in Regular Season Finale
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s golf team closes the regular season when the Wildcats host a field of 17 teams for the Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at the University Club of Kentucky.
The 54-hole tournament will be contested on the UClub’s Big Blue Course (par 71, 7013 yards), with 36 holes of competition on Monday followed by 18 holes on Tuesday. Play will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start each day. Admission is free for the public.
It marks the first time UK men’s golf has hosted a tournament at UClub since 2015. The Wildcats have played host for the Cullan Brown Collegiate each of the past two seasons at Lexington Country Club.
Kentucky’s lineup will be headed by senior captain, Jack Schoenberger, who has two top 15 finishes this spring, including a runner-up result at the Colleton River Collegiate.
Schoenberger will be followed by freshman Cole Stockard, who leads the Cats in scoring average on the season at 71.61. Stockard has a team-best 14 rounds at par-or-better and has been the team’s top finisher in each of the last two events.
Sophomore Jacob Lang will play out of a third spot in the lineup, followed by classmate, Jacob Settles. Freshman Cameron Phillips will round out the starting five, making just his second appearance in the Wildcats’ starting lineup this season.
Junior Luke Coyle and freshman Charles Cauthen will tee it up as individuals.
Kentucky’s starting lineup will be paired with Marquette, UT Martin and Eastern Kentucky on Monday for the first two rounds of play with starting holes from No. 1 to No. 4. Coyle and Cauthen will start on hole No. 16 and No. 17, respectively.
Live scoring will be available on the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd website.
The Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational is the last of nine regular season events for Kentucky. The Cats will compete at the Southeastern Conference Championship, April 22-26, in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Kentucky Lineup:
- Jack Schoenberger: Senior, Alpharetta, Ga
- Cole Stockard: Freshman, Dalton, Ga.
- Jacob Lang: Sophomore, Alvaton, Ky.
- Jacob Settles: Sophomore, Winchester, Ky
- Cameron Phillips: Freshman, Portsmouth, Ohio
Ind. Luke Coyle: Junior, Campbellsville, Ky
Ind. Charles Cauthen: Freshman, Columbia, S.C.
Competing Schools (17): Belmont, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Washington, Evansville, Kentucky, Marquette, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Purdue – Fort Wayne, SIUE, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, Valparaiso, West Georgia
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