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Red Wolves Fall Beach Classic
Trojans Set to Tee Off in Season Finale
11/4/2012 7:01:00 PM | Golf (M)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy men's golf team will look to close out its fall season on a strong note on Monday as they open play at the inaugural ASU Fall Beach Classic hosted by Arkansas State University.
The event will be the fourth and final one in the Trojans fall season. The two-day tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Monday morning, and the second will follow immediately after. The final round will begin at the Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The Trojans are coming off a sixth place finish at the Pinetree Invitational, an event they rebounded in after finishing last at the previous event at Western Kentucky. All of the team statistical categories are highlighted by results from the opening event of the season, the Golfweek Program Challenge. 281 stands as the top team low round, while 577 still holds as the top team 36-hole low total, and 866 marks the top team low 54-hole total.
Troy will send Tolver Dozier, Jacob Harper, Jake Tucker, Wil Clowdus and Kyle Thommesen to the course to compose the five member team for the Trojans.
Dozier enters as the 36th best golfer in the Sun Belt Conference averaging a scoring total of 75.56. The sophomore began the season with a third place finish at the Golfweek Program Challenge, before finishing tied for 19th at the WKU Invitational and tied for 23rd at the Pinetree Intercollegiate.
Harper, in just his freshman season, holds the lowest individual round of the Trojans, a 68 in which he recorded at the Golfweek Program Challenge. His best finish of the season, a tie for ninth, was also recorded at the Challenge. He enters Monday's action with a 77.44 scoring average over nine rounds.
Of the four individuals who have competed in each of the three tournaments, Jake Tucker holds the second-best scoring average with a 76.67, just a little over a point behind Dozier. Tucker's lowest round holds at a 72, as he has carded two finishes of tied for 23rd and a tie for 24th.
Wil Clowdus enters the Fall Beach Classic with a 79.67 average, after carding a finish of 43rd, and ties for 50th and 57th in the Trojans' three events.
Kyle Thommesen is coming off one of the best performances in his career after finishing tied for sixth at the Pinetree Intercollegiate two weeks ago. The junior heads into the opening round with a 79.33 average over just six rounds and two events.
The 13-team field features three members of the Sun Belt, including host Arkansas State, UALR and Troy. Other teams competing are Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Murray State, Tennessee-Martin, Illinois State, New Orleans, Rice, Texas-Pan American and Vanderbilt. The Commodores enter the tournament as the 15th best team in the nation according to rankings by GolfStat.com.
Murray State's Patrick Newcomb ranks in the top-20 statistically according to Golfstat, with a scoring average of 70.64 over 14 rounds played.
Three individuals who will be competing in the tournament enter in the top 10 in the Sun Belt, including UALR's Alfred Kerstis and Nicklaus Benton, and Arkansas State's Wessel Zwiegers.
For more information on Troy Athletics visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics, @TroyTrojansGolf and on Facebook by visiting www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
The event will be the fourth and final one in the Trojans fall season. The two-day tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Monday morning, and the second will follow immediately after. The final round will begin at the Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The Trojans are coming off a sixth place finish at the Pinetree Invitational, an event they rebounded in after finishing last at the previous event at Western Kentucky. All of the team statistical categories are highlighted by results from the opening event of the season, the Golfweek Program Challenge. 281 stands as the top team low round, while 577 still holds as the top team 36-hole low total, and 866 marks the top team low 54-hole total.
Troy will send Tolver Dozier, Jacob Harper, Jake Tucker, Wil Clowdus and Kyle Thommesen to the course to compose the five member team for the Trojans.
Dozier enters as the 36th best golfer in the Sun Belt Conference averaging a scoring total of 75.56. The sophomore began the season with a third place finish at the Golfweek Program Challenge, before finishing tied for 19th at the WKU Invitational and tied for 23rd at the Pinetree Intercollegiate.
Harper, in just his freshman season, holds the lowest individual round of the Trojans, a 68 in which he recorded at the Golfweek Program Challenge. His best finish of the season, a tie for ninth, was also recorded at the Challenge. He enters Monday's action with a 77.44 scoring average over nine rounds.
Of the four individuals who have competed in each of the three tournaments, Jake Tucker holds the second-best scoring average with a 76.67, just a little over a point behind Dozier. Tucker's lowest round holds at a 72, as he has carded two finishes of tied for 23rd and a tie for 24th.
Wil Clowdus enters the Fall Beach Classic with a 79.67 average, after carding a finish of 43rd, and ties for 50th and 57th in the Trojans' three events.
Kyle Thommesen is coming off one of the best performances in his career after finishing tied for sixth at the Pinetree Intercollegiate two weeks ago. The junior heads into the opening round with a 79.33 average over just six rounds and two events.
The 13-team field features three members of the Sun Belt, including host Arkansas State, UALR and Troy. Other teams competing are Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Murray State, Tennessee-Martin, Illinois State, New Orleans, Rice, Texas-Pan American and Vanderbilt. The Commodores enter the tournament as the 15th best team in the nation according to rankings by GolfStat.com.
Murray State's Patrick Newcomb ranks in the top-20 statistically according to Golfstat, with a scoring average of 70.64 over 14 rounds played.
Three individuals who will be competing in the tournament enter in the top 10 in the Sun Belt, including UALR's Alfred Kerstis and Nicklaus Benton, and Arkansas State's Wessel Zwiegers.
For more information on Troy Athletics visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics, @TroyTrojansGolf and on Facebook by visiting www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
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