AMES, Iowa – Fresh off a four week break, the Cyclones wrap up the fall season by heading to Loxley, Ala. to take on the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational for the first time. The tournament will start on Saturday, Oct. 25th and concludes Sunday, Oct. 26th.
The Lineup (Alphabetically): Paul Beauvy, Zach May, Luke Metcalf, Jackson McCommon, Dianchao Wu
COURSE INFORMATION
Steelwood was designed by 1976 U.S. Open Champion Jerry Pate. Despite the flat topography of the region, Pate created numerous elevation changes and fairway undulations to challenge players. The course opens along Steelwood Lake and then heads into a more heavily wooded area before returning to the lakeside to close an 18-hole golf course. Stretching more than 7,100 yards, this award-winning championship golf course meanders through rolling hills, dense hardwood forests and natural wetlands. More than one third of the course offers panoramic views of Steelwood Lake including the 18th hole.
KEY STORYLINES
– Iowa State placed third at the Git R Done Invitational four weeks ago, where three Cyclones finished in the Top-10.
– Owen Sawyer led the charge, tying for 5th (-4), his second-best finish. Sawyer tied the second-lowest round of his career in the final round with a 67.
– Jackson McCommon placed the best finish of his career (7th) after carding his second-lowest 18 (68) in the final round. McCommon’s 54-hole score of 210 tied his lowest tournament ever.
– Paul Beauvy was the third Cyclone in the Top-10, tying for 8th (-2), his 12th Top-10 finish of his career.
– Drew Hensen competed in his first career tournament, tying for 18th (+1). Hensen finished second in the field in pars with 39.
– Beauvy sits in the top spot on the career stroke average list with a 71.59 average. Sawyer is ninth on the list with a 72.76 scoring average.
– The Cyclones won three tournaments last year, taking home titles at the Gopher Invitational, the Zach Johnson Invitational, and the Bell Bank “Pay It Forward” Collegiate.
