Xavier University Athletics

Men's Golf Begins 2018 Season at Badger Invitational in Madison
09.05.18 | Men's Golf
MADISON, Wis. - Xavier men's golf starts off the 2018 season with the Badger Invitational at University Ridge golf course. The event starts on Sunday morning and ends on Tuesday afternoon (September 9-11).Â
The Musketeers are returning their top scorer in Garrett Wood, who finished the season with a scoring average of 72.54. Wood was one of two freshman last season to be named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and is looking to build on an eighth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championship.
The Musketeers return their other top scorers in Eduardo Rivera and Martin Jaramillo, who averaged 76.50 and 76.97, respectively.Â
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Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Course:Â University Ridge
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,259-yards
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The Musketeers will play 54 holes over three days at the event, including an 18-hole start from the first and tenth holes on Sunday and Monday, while Tuesday is a shotgun start.
Start time for Sunday and Monday is 9 a.m. and Tuesday's start is 9:30 a.m.
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12 total teams are heading into this weekend's tournament, including Iowa State, Illinois State, Kansas, Marquette, Nevada, North Dakota, Northern Illinois, Rutgers, South Dakota, UAB, Xavier and Wisconsin.Â
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Live scoring of the event will be provided through Birdiefire.com.
For tournament updates and more information on Xavier golf, visit www.GoXavier.com and follow @XavierMGOLF on Twitter.
The Musketeers are returning their top scorer in Garrett Wood, who finished the season with a scoring average of 72.54. Wood was one of two freshman last season to be named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and is looking to build on an eighth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championship.
The Musketeers return their other top scorers in Eduardo Rivera and Martin Jaramillo, who averaged 76.50 and 76.97, respectively.Â
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 HOST/COURSE INFORMATION |
Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Course:Â University Ridge
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,259-yards
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 FORMAT |
The Musketeers will play 54 holes over three days at the event, including an 18-hole start from the first and tenth holes on Sunday and Monday, while Tuesday is a shotgun start.
Start time for Sunday and Monday is 9 a.m. and Tuesday's start is 9:30 a.m.
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 PARTICIPATING TEAMS |
12 total teams are heading into this weekend's tournament, including Iowa State, Illinois State, Kansas, Marquette, Nevada, North Dakota, Northern Illinois, Rutgers, South Dakota, UAB, Xavier and Wisconsin.Â
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 COVERAGE |
Live scoring of the event will be provided through Birdiefire.com.
For tournament updates and more information on Xavier golf, visit www.GoXavier.com and follow @XavierMGOLF on Twitter.
Players Mentioned
2021 Xavier Invitational - Xavier Men's Golf
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HIGHLIGHTS | 2019 Musketeer Classic
Tuesday, October 22
Garrett Wood - BIG EAST Individual Champion
Monday, April 29
Xavier Athletics Hall of Fame - Tim Donovan
Saturday, December 01