CHARLESTON, S.C.- Following a two-week layoff, Charlotte’s Men’s Golf will return to action for the Bryson Invitational at the Daniel Island Club. Hosted by the College of Charleston, the tournament is named for the Matt Bryson Foundation.
The Daniel Island Club hosts two renowned golf courses: the Beresford Creek Course and the Ralston Creek Course. This tournament will be taking place at the Ralston Creek Course. Designed by Rees Jones, this 72-par, 7,446-yard course is set against a stunning backdrop of natural saltwater marsh and tidal creek vistas. The architect of the course describes the layout as having all the elements of a stern test of golf. These include sculpted fairway bunkers, contoured greens, and greenside bunkers that surround the hole. Ralston Creek Course should play well for those who strike the ball well and long hitters. This course was the co-host of the 75th annual U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
LAST TIME OUT
Charlotte Men’s Golf finished second in the Bryan Bros Collegiate in West Columbia. The 49ers shot a tournament best 13 under (271) in round one. On day two, the men battled some rainy weather conditions to shoot nine under in round two and 10 under in round three. Frazer Jones would lead the team, shooting 11 under to finish tied for second individually. Jones would have two eagles and eleven birdies with only four bogies out of 54 holes. Seb Cave and Justin Matthews would shoot nine under to finish tied for fifth individually. Cave totaled 18 birdies while Matthews recorded two eagles and 14 birdies.
This week, Matthews is away from the team competing for Team Canada at the World Amateur Team Championships in Singapore.
GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Chase Cline was named the American Conference Golfer of the Month for September. The Western Carolina transfer has made an immediate impact with the 49ers, finishing as co-champion at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate by shooting a 203 (-7). In round one, he tied a Charlotte program record by carding a 64 (-6). Last time out at the Bryan Bros Collegiate, Cline finished tied for 19th (210, -3) as Charlotte finished in second place as a team, just three strokes behind LSU for the team title. In round one, Cline tied teammate Justin Matthews for the team’s lowest score by carding a 67 (-4). He finished the month with a stroke average of 68.8.
FORMAT
Dates: October 13th-15th
Course: Daniel Island’s Ralston Creek Course, Charleston, S.C.
Par/Yardage:72, 7446 Yards
Scoring: clt49e.rs/BrysonInvite
TOP FIVE TEAMS (Based on Golf Channel’s Preseason top 40 Rankings):
10th- Vanderbilt
20th-BYU
27th-South Carolina
31st – Duke
33rd-Wake Forest
THE FIELD
BYU, Duke, Charleston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas, Liberty, South Carolina, Seton Hall, TCU, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Wisconsin, and Wofford
12 of the 15 teams in the field were ranked in the top 100 based on Scoreboard 2024/2025 rankings. With nine different athletic conferences represented in this tournament (ACC, American, Big XII, Big East, Big Ten, Coastal Athletic Conference, Conference USA, SEC, and Southern Conference)
CHARLOTTE LINEUP
Alex Bock – 9:40 a.m.
Seb Cave – 9:50 a.m.
Daniel Boone, Jr. – 10:00 a.m.
Chase Cline – 10:10 a.m.
Frazer Jones – 10:20 a.m.
