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Eastern Prepares for Purdue Fall Invitational
10/8/2023 11:40:00 AM | Men's Golf
The event will be played at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 9-10
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team continues a busy stretch when the Eagles travel to West Lafayette, Ind., for the Purdue Fall Invitational, Oct. 9-10.
Following a practice round on Sunday, the action gets underway with a 9 a.m. shotgun start on the par-71, 7,245-yard layout at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course Monday, Oct. 9.
Eastern will be part of a 15-team field set to compete in 36 holes on Monday, before concluding the tournament with the third round on Tuesday, which also will feature a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
The field at Purdue features four 2023 NCAA Regional qualifiers led by Illinois, Illinois State, Northern Illinois, and the hosts from Purdue.
The Huskers finished 13th in an 18-team field at the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin, Oct. 1-3, which featured six of the same teams that EMU will face at Purdue, including Illinois State (2nd), VCU (t-4th), Nebraska (6th) Central Arkansas (8th), Northern Illinois (t-9th), and Ball State (t-11th).
Butler, Dayton, DePaul, Miami (Ohio), UNLV, and Western Kentucky round out the field.
EMU will use the lineup of senior Cam Kellett (London, Ontario/Saint Thomas Aquinas/Nevada), freshman Avery Mahoney (Burlington, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School), senior Patrick Deardorff (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston),sophomore Nathaniel Gray Lamont (Guelph, Ontario/Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute), and sophomore Ryan Somerville (Aurora, Ontario/Aurora).
The last time EMU was a participating member of the Purdue Fall Invitational was during the 2022-23 campaign when Cooper Eberle (Richmond Ky.-Madison Central) tied for 33rd with a 225 (74-78-73). Tennessee took home first place honors, followed by LSU in second place and the host Boilermakers in third.
Purdue Fall Invitational– Oct. 9-10, 2023
Where: West Lafayette, Ind. (Ackerman-Allen Golf Course)
Format: 36 holes on Monday; 18 holes on Tuesday
Par/Yardage: 71 / 7,245
Field: Purdue, Illinois, UNLV, Nebraska, VCU, Butler, Central Arkansas, Western Kentucky, Ball State, Miami (OH), Eastern Michigan, Dayton, Northern Illinois, Illinois State, DePaul
Lineup: Cam Kellett, Avery Mahoney, Patrick Deardorff, , Nathaniel Gray Lamont, and Ryan Somerville
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team continues a busy stretch when the Eagles travel to West Lafayette, Ind., for the Purdue Fall Invitational, Oct. 9-10.
Following a practice round on Sunday, the action gets underway with a 9 a.m. shotgun start on the par-71, 7,245-yard layout at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course Monday, Oct. 9.
Eastern will be part of a 15-team field set to compete in 36 holes on Monday, before concluding the tournament with the third round on Tuesday, which also will feature a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
The field at Purdue features four 2023 NCAA Regional qualifiers led by Illinois, Illinois State, Northern Illinois, and the hosts from Purdue.
The Huskers finished 13th in an 18-team field at the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin, Oct. 1-3, which featured six of the same teams that EMU will face at Purdue, including Illinois State (2nd), VCU (t-4th), Nebraska (6th) Central Arkansas (8th), Northern Illinois (t-9th), and Ball State (t-11th).
Butler, Dayton, DePaul, Miami (Ohio), UNLV, and Western Kentucky round out the field.
EMU will use the lineup of senior Cam Kellett (London, Ontario/Saint Thomas Aquinas/Nevada), freshman Avery Mahoney (Burlington, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School), senior Patrick Deardorff (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston),sophomore Nathaniel Gray Lamont (Guelph, Ontario/Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute), and sophomore Ryan Somerville (Aurora, Ontario/Aurora).
The last time EMU was a participating member of the Purdue Fall Invitational was during the 2022-23 campaign when Cooper Eberle (Richmond Ky.-Madison Central) tied for 33rd with a 225 (74-78-73). Tennessee took home first place honors, followed by LSU in second place and the host Boilermakers in third.
Purdue Fall Invitational– Oct. 9-10, 2023
Where: West Lafayette, Ind. (Ackerman-Allen Golf Course)
Format: 36 holes on Monday; 18 holes on Tuesday
Par/Yardage: 71 / 7,245
Field: Purdue, Illinois, UNLV, Nebraska, VCU, Butler, Central Arkansas, Western Kentucky, Ball State, Miami (OH), Eastern Michigan, Dayton, Northern Illinois, Illinois State, DePaul
Lineup: Cam Kellett, Avery Mahoney, Patrick Deardorff, , Nathaniel Gray Lamont, and Ryan Somerville
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