By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team is set to complete its fall campaign Monday and Tuesday, heading south for the Battle at Black Creek hosted by in-state foe Chattanooga at Black Creek Golf Club.

BATTLE AT BLACK CREEK: Oct. 25-26, 2021 – 54 holes (36 Monday, 18 Tuesday), located at the par-72, 7,060-yard Black Creek Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. Play will begin Monday with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. CT. The third and final round will commence Tuesday with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m.

GOLDEN EAGLE LINEUP: Competing for the Golden Eagles are junior Chance Taylor, redshirt freshman Jackson Skeen, returning freshman Mark McDearman, sophomore Nick Sutton, and returning freshman Alexander Bassel. Competing as an individual for Tech is freshman Avery Irwin.

THE COMPETITION: The 17-team field consists of host Chattanooga, as well as App State, Austin Peay, Belmont, Dalton State, Francis Marion, Kennesaw State, Presbyterian, South Dakota State, Southern Miss, Tennessee Tech, Troy, USC Upstate, UT Martin, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky, and Winthrop.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH POLK BROWN: "The guys have done very well this fall, and we look to keep that going in our final event of the semester. We are excited to play in a new event with some great teams that will give our guys the opportunity to finish off the fall on a strong note. Even though we haven't played an event at Black Creek, all the guys have played it before so that should serve us well on Monday and Tuesday."

Photo by Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information