Rock Hill, S.C— Winthrop is set for the 2023 Big South Conference Men's Golf Championship Apr. 17-19.
Event: Big South Championship
Dates: Apr. 17-19, 2023
Location: Greenwood, S.C.
Course: The Patriot at Grand Harbor (Par 72, 6,712 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament – Stroke Play (Monday – 36 holes) | Tuesday – 18 holes) / Semifinals/Final (Wednesday Match Play)
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com
Field: Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian College, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop
Weather Forecast: Monday (70, sunny, WSW 10-15mph) | Tuesday (78, sunny, WSW 5-10mph) | Wednesday (83, sunny, WSW 5-10mph) | Thursday (84, partly cloudy, SSW 5-10mph)
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
- Eagles look for a return trip to the Big South Conference Championship semifinals
- The match play portion was implemented in 2019 (no championship in 2020) and since then the Eagles have advanced to match play two of the last three championships
- Winthrop will begin teeing off at 8:35 a.m. off the 10th tee for the first round and 2:05 p.m. off the first tee for the second round
- Eagles are paired with Presbyterian College and USC Upstate
- Nick Mayfield leads the Eagles with a 73.11 scoring average, which ranks 8th in the Big South
- Mayfield is coming off a T14 finish at the Wofford Intercollegiate for his 4th Top 20 finish and 3rd Top 15 finish of the season
- Matthew Hutto has the second-lowest scoring average at 75.42 followed closely by Ian Faulconer
- Faulconer's spring average in four events is 73.42
- Mayfield finished 8th in stroke play of the 2022 Big South Championship
WINTHROP LINEUP (2022-23 Scoring Avg.)
- Nick Mayfield (73.11)
- Ian Faulconer (75.46)
- Matthew Hutto (75.42)
- Willis Rogers (75.72)
- Charles Collings (77.22)
Sub –
Taylor Hubbard (78.67)
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