Men's Golf Set for Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics

Monday, October 16

Cincinnati, Ohio

9 a.m.

Xavier University

Xavier Invitational

Men's Golf Set for Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics

10.15.23 | Men's Golf

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The two-day tournament is being played at Maketewah Country Club

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Men's golf plays host to the Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics on Oct. 16-17. The two-day tournament is being held at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.

XAVIER INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Name: Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics
Dates: Oct. 16-17, 2023
Course: Maketewah Country Club
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Course Par/Yardage: Par 70 / 6,992 yards

LIVE SCORING: bit.ly/3rJybDb

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Xavier, Butler, St. John's, Oakland, Western Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, High Point and West Virginia (individuals)

XAVIER LINEUP
1. Carson Bellish
2. Ray Filter
3. Zach Burton
4. Justin Gabbard
5. Oscar Zimmerman

AJ Adams (Individual)
A.J. Wilhelm (Individual)
Félix-Antoine Levasseur (Individual)
Jack Korotcoff (Individual)
Logan Menning (Individual)
Mason Witt (Individual)

LAST TIME OUT

• Oscar Zimmerman led the Musketeers at the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse on Oct. 3, posting a third-place finish. The three-day tournament was held at GreatHorse Country Club in Hampden, Mass.

• The third-place finish for Zimmerman is the highest finish of his career (previously placed tied for 17th at the Bay Area Invitational on Feb. 22, 2022). He posted a 54-hole score of 217 (+1) to pace the Musketeers.

• Xavier posted a 54-hole score of 895 (+31) at the tournament, finishing sixth in the team standings (out of 13 teams). UConn won the event by 11 strokes, recording a score of 868 (+4). Siena placed second with a score of 879 (+15).

NOTABLES

• The Musketeers have had two players post top-three finishes in back-to-back tournaments this season. Carson Bellish placed second at the JT Poston Invitational on Sept. 26 and Oscar Zimmerman placed third at the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse on Oct. 3.

• Xavier returns four of its top five performers from the 2023 BIG EAST Championships. The Musketeers also welcome four newcomers to the program: AJ Adams (Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas), Ray Filter (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point HS), A.J. Wilhelm (Mason, Ohio/Mason HS) and Oscar Zimmerman (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS/Santa Clara).

• Sophomore Carson Bellish finished eighth with a 54-hole score of 218 (+2) at the 2023 BIG EAST Championships - the highest finish by a Musketeer at the conference championships since Garrett Wood took home medalist honors at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships. The eighth-place finish was the highest finish by a Xavier freshman since 2018 (Garrett Wood - tied for sixth).

• Carson Bellish had five top-15 finishes during the spring 2023 season, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Daytona Beach Spring Invitational on March 7. The finish was the highest individual finish for a Xavier golfer since Oct. 22, 2019 (Imaad Qureshi placed tied for third at the Musketeer Classic).

• Carson Bellish finished the campaign ranked 22nd in the final BIG EAST GolfStat Rankings, the third highest finish by a freshman with an average score of 74.07.

• Xavier played in four tournaments in the fall of 2022 with its highest finish coming at the UConn Invitational on Oct. 3-4 (placed sixth out of 14 teams). The Musketeers finished the tournament with a score of 900 (+36).

• Brian Arlinghaus enters year three at the helm of the program after being hired on June 18, 2021. He joined the Musketeers after serving as the head men's golf coach at Wright State from 2017-21. He was an assistant coach with the Raiders for two seasons (2015-17) before being promoted to head coach.

FALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 6-7 - Ram Masters Invitational - Fort Collins Country Club - Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 25-26 - JT Poston Invitational - Sapphire Valley Country Club - Sapphire, N.C.
Oct. 1-3 - UConn Invitational - GreatHorse Country Club - Hampden, Mass.
Oct. 16-17 - Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics - Maketewah Country Club - Cincinnati, Ohio

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers open their spring schedule at BIG EAST Match Play on Feb. 5-6, 2024. The tournament is being held at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.