Wildcats Head to Nashville for Mason Rudolph Championship

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Kentucky men’s golf prepares to tee off at the Mason Rudolph Championship, April 4-6 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course (Par 71, 7112 yards).

This year’s tournament will mark the 23rd edition of the championship, hosted by Vanderbilt, and will see UK compete in the event for the second consecutive year and the sixth time overall. Kentucky placed ninth a year ago with a 24-over par total of 876.

In its most recent tournament, Kentucky posted a season-best score of 859 (-5) at the Schenkel Invitational, tying for fourth among 14 teams. Junior Jack Schoenberger tied for ninth, notching his second straight top 10 result, while freshmen Jacob Lang and Gavin Clutts also posted top 20 finishes.

UK will feature the same starting five again this week as at the Schenkel with Schoenberger and Jansen Preston occupying the top two spots while the Wildcats freshmen trio of Jacob Lang, Clutts and Jacob Settles play in the three, four and five positions. Sophomore Michael Hake will compete as an individual.

Both Preston and Hake were in the field for Kentucky last season at the Mason Rudolph with Preston securing a T19 finish at 2-over par and Hake finishing T65 at 17-over.

The field at this weekend’s Mason Rudolph Championship includes six teams ranked inside the top 50 in the country by Scoreboard Powered by Clippd. No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 18 Vanderbilt, No. 27 Colorado, No. 31 Mississippi State and No. 43 Charlotte are all scheduled to compete among the 14-team field.

Tee times and pairings are still to be determined at this time as tournament organizers continue to monitor weather in the region.

Fans can follow along with live scoring on golfstat.com.

Kentucky Lineup: 

1. Jack Schoenberger: Junior, Alpharetta, Ga.
2. Jansen Preston: Senior, Lexington, Ky.
3. Jacob Lang: Freshman, Alvaton, Ky.
4. Gavin Clutts: Freshman, Hazard, Ky.
5. Jacob Settles: Freshman, Winchester, Ky.
6. Michael Hake: Sophomore, Brentwood, Tenn. (Individual)

Competing Schools (14): Auburn, Ball State, Charlotte, Colorado, Kentucky, Liberty, Middle Tennessee State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Penn State, Princeton, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin

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