VERO BEACH, Fla. — The No. 41-ranked University of Memphis men’s golf team travels to Vero Beach, Florida, for the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at Quail Valley Golf Club, beginning Sunday, Oct. 18.
Hosted by South Florida, the two-day, 54-hole tournament features 36 holes on Sunday before concluding with the final 18 holes on Monday, Oct. 19. This marks the Tigers’ 11th appearance in the event dating back to 2015. Memphis enters as the defending champion after winning last year’s tournament at 28-under-par 836.
Memphis enters ranked No. 41 in the initial NCAA Scoreboard/Clippd rankings released Wednesday. Yixiang Wang leads the Tigers individually at No. 41 in the national rankings following multiple top-10 finishes this fall.
The Tigers are coming off a sixth-place tie at the Cullan Brown Collegiate, where they shot a 4-under 280 team total. Wang led Memphis with a 1-under 212 to tie for 12th place, while Diego Lourenco tied for 18th with an even-par 213.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Event: Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational
Host: South Florida
Dates: Sunday, Oct. 18 – Monday, Oct. 19
Course: Quail Valley Golf Club
Memphis Round 1 Tee Time: 8:00 a.m. EST / 7:00 a.m. CT
Format: 54 holes of stroke play
MEMPHIS LINEUP
Yixiang Wang
Diego Lourenco
Tobey Kim
Christian Morneau
Luke Stennett
Tiago Ledgaro*
*Playing as an individual
THE FIELD
Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, No. 17 Liberty, Marquette, Maryland, No. 41 Memphis, No. 45 Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Penn State, No. 43 Rutgers, South Florida, No. 19 Kansas, No. 26 UNCG.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS
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