ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's golf is set for the Big South Conference Championship which will take place Apr. 17-20 at The Patriot at Grand Harbor.
 
Event: Big South Championship
Dates: Wednesday-Saturday, Apr. 17-20, 2019
Location: Ninety-Six, SC         
Course: The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor (Par 72, 7,120 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Wednesday – 18 holes | Thursday – 18 holes | Friday – 18 holes | Saturday – Match Play-Top 4 Teams)
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Tee Times: Wednesday (1 p.m. -1:45 p.m.) | Thursday (8 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.) | Friday (8 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.) | Saturday (8 a.m./8:05 a.m.)
Field: Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian College, Radford, USC Upstate, Winthrop     
Weather Forecast: Wednesday (Cloudy, 80 degrees, SW 7mph) | Thursday (Cloudy, 81 degrees, S 11mph) | Friday (Thunderstorms, 68 degrees, SSW 14mph) | Saturday (Partly Cloudy, 63 degrees, WSW 14mph)
 
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• The Eagles are seeded 7^th and will tee off Wednesday at 1:45 p.m. and are paired with 8^th seeded Presbyterian College
• This is the 12^th straight year the championship is being held at The Patriot at Grand Harbor
• Eagles will look to improve on their T8 finish in 2018 and is coming off its third lowest team score of the season at the Redhawks Invitational
• This year's format has changed as the teams will play 36 holes and then the Top 4 teams will advance to Match Play
• Sawyer Mills leads the team in scoring average this season at 73.33
• Mills returns to the Big South Conference Championship for a fourth straight season with his best finish T16 in 2018
• Michael McKee is making his third appearance in the championship as he averaged 74.74 this season (3^rd best on the team)
• Ryan Tattan is second on the team in scoring at 74.00 and is making his first championship appearance
• Zak Butt and Noah Peterson are both making their second championship appearance
• Butt is fourth on the team in scoring this year at 75.10 while Peterson is averaging 75.75

 
WINTHROP LINEUP

1. Michael McKee
2. Zak Butt
3. Ryan Tattan
4. Noah Peterson
5. Sawyer Mills

 
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