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KENNESAW, Ga. – It will be tournaments in back-to-back weeks for the Bellarmine men’s golf team as they visit the Peach State this Monday and Tuesday to close the fall portion of their schedule.
Event: The Scrappy at Cobblestone
Host: Kennesaw State
Dates: Monday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 14
Time: Tee times between 8 and 9:30 a.m. each day from holes 1 and 10
Course: Cobblestone Golf Course
Location: Acworth, Ga.
Schedule of Play: 3 rounds (36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,759
Course Rating: 75.2 (via BlueGolf.com)
Slope Rating: 146 (via BlueGolf.com)
Participants (11): Bellarmine, Belmont, Bradley, Georgia State, IU Indianapolis, Kennesaw State, Morehead State, Murray State, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee Tech and West Georgia.
Bellarmine Starters: Ben Davenport (sophomore), Ben Wulkopf (sophomore), Riley Jude Bender (senior), Luke Bischoff (senior) and Matthew Santini (senior).
About the Knights: Davenport has been the Knights’ top finisher in all three events this season, finishing below par just once (+1 last week at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate). Wulkopf has registered scores of +3, +1 and +3 after averaging finishing better than +6 just once last year. This will be Bender’s first career start after competing as an individual in four previous events, one this year. Bischoff is coming off a -1 in the final round of the Bubba Barnett. This will be Santini’s fourth straight start to begin his senior campaign after making his first three career appearances as a junior.
About the Course: “Cobblestone opened in 1993, was fully renovated in 2010, and most recently the clubhouse was expanded and new practice areas were constructed in 2021. Offering fantastic Champion Bermuda greens, white sand bunkers and a lakefront Ken Dye design, Cobblestone has racked up awards and accolades over the years. These awards include a Four-Star rating by Golf Digest, a spot on the ‘Top 100 Courses You Can Play’ by Golf Magazine, and ‘Best Municipal Courses in The US’ by Golfweek.” –Course website (cobblestonegolf.com)
Last Time Out: The Knights placed eighth out of 12 at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, Ark. Bellarmine carded a low score of 292 (+4) in the first round.
Last Time at Event: This is the inaugural Scrappy, replacing Kennesaw State’s Pinetree Intercollegiate at Pinetree Country Club, which Bellarmine competed in each of the past two seasons. The Knights placed seventh out of 10 each time. Davis Billows tied for 12th out of 58 at +2 in 2023 while Bischoff placed 13th out of 60 at +8 last year.
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