Men's Golf Announces 2023-24 Schedule

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's golf announced its 2023-24 schedule on Monday afternoon.

The Musketeers open their fall season on Sept. 6-7 at the Ram Masters Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo.

2023-24 SCHEDULE

FALL SEASON
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

SPRING SEASON
Feb. 5-6 - BIG EAST Match Play - Bear Lakes Country Club - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Feb. 19-20 - Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate - Wexford Plantation - Hilton Head, S.C.
March 7-9 - Sea Palms Invitational - Sea Palms Golf Club - St. Simons Island, Ga.
March 11-12 - Ross Intercollegiate - Mid Pines Golf Club - Southern Pines, N.C.
April 1-3 - Golfweek Intercollegiate - True Blue Golf Club - Pawleys Island, S.C.
April 15-16 - Mountaineer Invitational - Pete Dye Golf Club - Bridgeport, W.Va.
April 27-29 - BIG EAST Championships - Riverton Pointe Country Club and Golf Course - Hardeeville, S.C.

NOTABLES

• 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.

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Players Mentioned

AJ Adams

Carson Bellish

Ray Filter

A.J. Wilhelm

Oscar Zimmerman

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