Xavier University Athletics
Tuesday, February 6
West Palm Beach, Fla.
8:30 a.m.
Xavier University
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BIG EAST Match Play
Men's Golf Opens Spring Season with BIG EAST Match Play
02.04.24 | Men's Golf
The two-day tournament is being held on Feb. 5-6
CINCINNATI - Xavier men's golf opens the spring season with BIG EAST Match Play on Feb. 5-6. The two-day tournament is being held at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Name: BIG EAST Match Play
Dates: Feb. 5-6, 2024
Course: Bear Lakes Country Club - Lakes - Championship Tees
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 7,400 yards
LIVE SCORING: bit.ly/4bmhgbH
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Butler, UConn, Creighton, DePaul, Seton Hall, St. John's, Villanova, Xavier
XAVIER LINEUP
AJ Adams
Zach Burton
A.J. Wilhelm
Jack Korotcoff
Ray Filter
Justin Gabbard
Mason Witt
• Xavier placed second at the Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics on Oct. 17. The two-day tournament was held at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• The runner-up team finish is the highest team finish for the Musketeers since the 2016 BIG EAST Championships.
• Freshman AJ Adams took home medalist honors, becoming the first Xavier player to win a tournament since April 28, 2019 (Garrett Wood at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships). Xavier has posted a top-three finisher in three consecutive tournaments.
• AJ Adams was named the BIG EAST Men's Golfer of the Week on Nov. 1. The freshman golfer earned the honors for the first time in his career.
• The Dallas, Texas, native is the first Musketeer to earn the honors since Imaad Qureshi on Oct. 21, 2021.
• The Musketeers have had three players post top-three finishes in three straight tournaments. Carson Bellish placed second at the JT Poston Invitational on Sept. 26, Oscar Zimmerman placed third at the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse on Oct. 3 and AJ Adams won the Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics on Oct. 17.
• 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.
• Head coach Brian Arlinghaus announced the signing of three players to the 2024-25 roster on Nov. 13.
2023 SIGNING CLASS
Kellen Dean - Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs HS)
Kyle Smith - Canton, Ohio (Green HS)
Leo Walling - Powell, Ohio (St. Charles Preparatory)
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.
March 17 - The Indy at Boone's Trace National - Richmond, Ky.
April 1-3 - Golfweek Intercollegiate - True Blue Golf Club - Pawleys Island, S.C.
April 6-7 - Northern Kentucky's The Jewell - Batavia, Ohio
April 14-15 - Wright State Invitational - Springboro, Ohio
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.
• Xavier travels to the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate on Feb. 19-20 in Hilton Head, S.C.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Name: BIG EAST Match Play
Dates: Feb. 5-6, 2024
Course: Bear Lakes Country Club - Lakes - Championship Tees
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 7,400 yards
LIVE SCORING: bit.ly/4bmhgbH
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Butler, UConn, Creighton, DePaul, Seton Hall, St. John's, Villanova, Xavier
XAVIER LINEUP
AJ Adams
Zach Burton
A.J. Wilhelm
Jack Korotcoff
Ray Filter
Justin Gabbard
Mason Witt
LAST TIME OUT
• Xavier placed second at the Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics on Oct. 17. The two-day tournament was held at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• The runner-up team finish is the highest team finish for the Musketeers since the 2016 BIG EAST Championships.
• Freshman AJ Adams took home medalist honors, becoming the first Xavier player to win a tournament since April 28, 2019 (Garrett Wood at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships). Xavier has posted a top-three finisher in three consecutive tournaments.
BIG EAST GOLFER OF THE WEEK
• AJ Adams was named the BIG EAST Men's Golfer of the Week on Nov. 1. The freshman golfer earned the honors for the first time in his career.
• The Dallas, Texas, native is the first Musketeer to earn the honors since Imaad Qureshi on Oct. 21, 2021.
NOTABLES
• The Musketeers have had three players post top-three finishes in three straight tournaments. Carson Bellish placed second at the JT Poston Invitational on Sept. 26, Oscar Zimmerman placed third at the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse on Oct. 3 and AJ Adams won the Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics on Oct. 17.
• 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.
2024 SIGNING CLASS
• Head coach Brian Arlinghaus announced the signing of three players to the 2024-25 roster on Nov. 13.
2023 SIGNING CLASS
Kellen Dean - Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs HS)
Kyle Smith - Canton, Ohio (Green HS)
Leo Walling - Powell, Ohio (St. Charles Preparatory)
SPRING SCHEDULE
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.
March 17 - The Indy at Boone's Trace National - Richmond, Ky.
April 1-3 - Golfweek Intercollegiate - True Blue Golf Club - Pawleys Island, S.C.
April 6-7 - Northern Kentucky's The Jewell - Batavia, Ohio
April 14-15 - Wright State Invitational - Springboro, Ohio
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.
UP NEXT
• Xavier travels to the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate on Feb. 19-20 in Hilton Head, S.C.
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