Men's Golf Continues Spring Break Trip at Sea Palms Invitational

Thursday, March 9

St. Simons Island, Ga.

8:05 a.m.

Xavier University

Sea Palms Invitational

Men's Golf Continues Spring Break Trip at Sea Palms Invitational

03.08.23 | Men's Golf

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The three-day tournament is being held at Sea Palms Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga.

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's golf continues its spring season at the Sea Palms Invitational hosted by Western Carolina on March 9-11. The three-day tournament is being held at Sea Palms Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga.

SEA PALMS INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
March 9-11 - Sea Palms Invitational
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FORMAT
54 hole stroke play – Wednesday practice rounds
Thursday–Saturday – 18 holes, Tee times on No. 1 & No. 10 beginning at 7:10 am
20 teams, 120 total golfers (20 individuals)

COURSE INFORMATION
Sea Palms Resort - Par 71 - 6,664 yards

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (20 TEAMS, 120 GOLFERS)
Western Carolina (host) – Austin Peay, Augusta, Bellarmine, Belmont, Central Florida, Davidson, High Point, Jacksonville State, Marshall, Morehead State, Murray State, Radford, Richmond, Siena, USC Upstate, Weber State, Western Kentucky, Wright State, and Xavier

XAVIER LINEUP
TBD

PAIRINGS/START TIMES

First-Round Pairings / Start Times:
No. 1 – 7:10 am – Morehead State, Murray State, Marshall, Belmont
No. 1 – 8:05 am – Jacksonville State, Bellarmine, Xavier, Davidson
No. 1 – 9:00 am – Siena, Radford, Western Kentucky, Weber State

No. 10 – 7:10 am – WCU, UCF, Augusta, Wright State
No. 10 – 8:05 am – Individuals
No. 10 – 9:00 am – High Point, USC Upstate, Richmond, Austin Peay

Second-Round Pairings / Start Times:
No. 1 – 7:10 am – High Point, USC Upstate, Richmond, Austin Peay
No. 1 – 8:05 am – Individuals
No. 1 – 9:00 am – WCU, UCF, Augusta, Wright State

No. 10 – 7:10 am – Siena, Radford, Western Kentucky, Weber State
No. 10 – 8:05 am – Jacksonville State, Bellarmine, Xavier, Davidson
No. 10 – 9:00 am – Morehead State, Murray State, Marshall, Belmont

Final Round Pairings / Start Times:
No. 1 – 7:10 am – Team 9, Team 10, Team 11, Team 12
No. 1 – 8:05 am – Team 5, Team 6, Team 7, Team 8
No. 1 – 9:00 am – Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4

No. 10 – 7:10 am – Individuals
No. 10 – 8:05 am – Team 13, Team 14, Team 15, Team 16
No. 10 – 9:00 am – Team 17, Team 18, Team 19, Team 20

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier placed sixth at the Daytona Beach Spring Invitational on Tuesday, March 7. The two-day tournament was held at LGPA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.

• The sixth-place finish matches the team's highest finish of the 2022-23 season (also placed sixth at the UConn Invitational on Oct. 4).

• Carson Bellish paced the Musketeers with the highest finish of his career, placing fourth with a score of 212 (-4). Florida's Ryan Hart took home medalist honors with a score of 207 (-9). The field consisted of 116 golfers.

• Carson Bellish's fourth-place finish is the highest individual finish for a Xavier golfer since Oct. 22, 2019 (Imaad Qureshi placed tied for third at the Musketeer Classic).

NOTABLES

• 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).

• Xavier's highest individual finish during the fall 2022 season was also at the UConn Invitational. Mason Witt tied for eighth with a score of 222 (+6).

• Xavier posted three top-five finishes during the 2021-22 season. The Musketeers placed fourth at both the Valparaiso Invitational (Sept. 20-21) and the NKU The Jewell (April 10-11).

• The Musketeers return all five golfers who participated in the BIG EAST Championships on April 25-27. Michael Prebles paced the squad with a 21st place finish (219, +3).

• Xavier welcomes three newcomers to the team: Carson Bellish, Zach Burton and Félix-Antoine Levasseur.

• Brian Arlinghaus enters year two 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.

SPRING SCHEDULE

Feb. 20-21 - Wexford Intercollegiate - Hilton Head, S.C.
March 6-7 - Daytona Beach Spring Invitational - Daytona Beach, Fla.
March 9-11 - Sea Palms Invitational - St. Simons Island, Ga.
March 19 - Colonel Shootout - Richmond, Ky.
March 27-29 - Golfweek / Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate - Pawleys Island, S.C.
April 17-18 - Mountaineer Invitational - Bridgeport, W.Va.
April 21-23 - Robert Kepler Intercollegiate - Columbus, Ohio
April 28-30 - BIG EAST Championships - Hardeeville, S.C.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers continue their spring season at the Colonel Shootout on March 19 in Richmond, Ky.