ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's golf will compete in its third tournament in four weeks as they head to Bridgeport, WV to tee it up in the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational hosted by West Virginia University.  The tournament will be Oct. 8-9 as the Eagles will try to improve on their showing at the Pete Dye Golf Club in the fall season of 2017, where they finished in 13^th place.

Event: Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, October 8-9, 2018
Location: Bridgeport, WV
Course: Pete Dye Golf Club (Par 72, 7,308 Yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Monday – 36 Holes / Tuesday – 18 holes)
Live Scoring: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=15963
Tee Times: 8:30 a.m. shotgun on Day 1 (rounds 1 & 2), tee times beginning at 8 a.m, on Day 2 (round 3)
Field: Akron, Boston College, Bowling Green State, Davidson, Eastern Kentucky, Georgetown, James Madison, Marshall, Ohio, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's, West Virginia, Winthrop
Weather Forecast: Monday, high of 86 degrees (sunny); Tuesday, high of 83 degrees (sunny)

A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• This is Winthrop's second ever trip to the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational
• Pete Dye Golf Club has been rated as the #1 Golf Course in West Virginia by Golf Digest
• Winthrop is the only Big South team in the field
• Through two tournaments, the Eagles have amassed a 292.33 stroke average for 18-hole rounds, which is 12 shots lower than their 2017-18 average
• Ryan Tattan is coming off his best event as an Eagle, finishing T12 at the Firestone Invitational
• Through two tournaments, a Winthrop golfer has shot in the 60's four times this season, which is three more rounds in the 60's than the 2017-18 campaign

WINTHROP LINEUP

1. Sawyer Mills
2. Michael McKee
3. Zak Butt
4. Ryan Tattan
5. Tyler Koch

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