COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- One final tuneup in tournament play...that's what awaits the Tennessee Tech men's golf team Monday and Tuesday when the Golden Eagles play in the Big Blue Classic. It's the last outing of the season before the OVC Championships later this month.
Coach Craig King's team is one of 15 teams scheduled to compete
in the two-day, 54-hole event in its fourth year. Hosted by
Tennessee State, the Big Blue Classic will be held on King's Creek
Golf Course, a par 70, Arnold Palmer-designed course near Spring
Hill, Tenn. The tourney will feature 36 holes Monday beginning
with an 8 a.m. shotgun start and the final 18 on Tuesday.
In addition to host TSU and the Golden Eagles, other teams in the
field will include Savannah State, UT Martin, Murray State, John A.
Logan, Morehead State, Valparaiso, Alabama State, Alabama A&M,
Lipscomb, Cumberland, Trevecca, Lincoln Memorial and
Winston-Salem.
The course features five sets of tees that can stretch playing
distance from 5,078 yards up to 6,807 yards. Par is 35 on both the
front and back nines, with each consisting of three par 3s, four
par 4s and two par 5s challenges.
The teams will converge on King's Creek Sunday for practice
rounds.
The Golden Eagles are coming off an 11th place finish last week
at the Grub Mart Intercollegiate in Alabama in which all six Tech
entries posted scores in the 70s all three rounds. Freshman Sam Schrock led
Tech, finishing 33rd overall.
The meet is the final event on Tech's spring schedule before the
Ohio Valley Conference championships, April 25-27, in Dickson,
Tenn.
Results will be posted each day on TTUsports.com when they become
available.
