Musketeers Set for Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate

Monday, April 1

Pawleys Island, S.C.

8:40 a.m.

Xavier University

Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate

Musketeers Set for Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate

03.31.24 | Men's Golf

Live Scoring

The three-day tournament is being held at the True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C.

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's golf continues its spring season at the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate on April 1-3. The three-day tournament is being held at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Name: Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate
Dates: April 1-3
Course: True Blue Golf Club
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,940

LIVE SCORING: www.golfstat.com

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (18 Teams, Five Individuals)
Central Arkansas, North Alabama, James Madison, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso, Richmond, Marshall, Xavier, Denver, Austin Peay, Northern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Kansas City, LIU, Stephen F. Austin, USC Upstate, Ohio and UConn

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

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier placed fifth at the Ross Collegiate Classic on March 12 with a 54-hole score of 875 (+11). The two-day tournament was hosted by George Mason at Mid Pines Golf Course.

• Sophomore Zach Burton highlighted the tournament, placing tied for third with a score of 211 (-5) - the highest finish of his career.

• Xavier also sent four individuals to the The Indy at Gibson Bay on March 17. Logan Menning paced the group at the tournament with a ninth-place finish (148, +4).

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 five players post top-five finishes in five of their last six 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, AJ Adams won the Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics on Oct. 17, Ray Filter placed tied for fourth at the Peoples Golf Championship on March 9 and Zach Burton placed tied for third at the Ross Collegiate Classic on March 12.

• 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 2023 campaign ranked 22nd in the final BIG EAST GolfStat Rankings, the third highest finish by a freshman with an average score of 74.07.

• 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/AGT 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 returns to action on April 6-7 at Northern Kentucky's The Jewell in Batavia, Ohio.