ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's golf is set to open its 2019 fall season Sept. 23-24 as it will compete in the Graeme McDowell Invitational hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
 
Event: Graeme McDowell Invitational
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 23-24, 2019
Location: Birmingham, AL       
Course: Greystone Golf and Country Club (Par 72, 7299 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Monday – 36 holes / Tuesday – 18 holes)
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Tee Times: Monday, 8:30 a.m.(CST) shotgun | Tuesday, 8 a.m. (CST) double tee
Field: Alabama-Birmingham, Arkansas State, Chattanooga, High Point, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Memphis, Nicholls State, North Florida, Samford, South Carolina, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, Troy, Western Kentucky, Winthrop, Wofford     
Weather Forecast: Monday (Partly Cloudy, 92 degrees, WSW 7mph) Tuesday (Mostly Sunny, 92 degrees, NNW 7mph)
 
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• Eagles were scheduled to open the 2019 fall season Sept. 9-10 at The Battle at Briar's Creek, but the event was canceled due to Hurricane Dorian
• Zak Butt enters the season with the most rounds played among the 2019-20 roster as he's played in 63
• Butt averaged a career-best 75.10 per round in 2018-19 and holds a 76.81 career average
• Ryan Tattan played in nine events in his first season with the Eagles and averaged 74.0 in 27 rounds
• Noah Peterson has played the second most collegiate rounds on the team with 42 and is coming off a season in which he averaged a career-low 75.75 per round
• This is the first year of this tournament as the tournament is named in honor of the most decorated golfer in the history of the UAB men's golf program
• The team's will be competing on the Founders course, which hosts the Championship Tour Regions Championship (one of the majors on the Champions Tour)

 
WINTHROP LINEUP

1. Connor Barker
2. Ryan Tattan
3. Noah Peterson
4. Zak Butt
5. Rohan Boettcher

 
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