Friday, April 13
Vanderbilt Legends Club (Franklin, Tenn.)
All Day
Ball State University
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Mason Rudolph Championship
Photo by: Brian Drumm
Men’s Golf to See Three Top-10 Teams at Mason Rudolph in Nashville
April 12, 2018 | Men's Golf
Cardinals are part of 15-team field with action beginning Friday morning
The Ball State men's golf team returns to action for the first time in a month this weekend at Vanderbilt's Mason Rudolph Championship.
The event is scheduled for 72 holes over three days on the South Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, though a threatening weekend forecast could force adjustments. The action gets underway Friday with 36 holes and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. CT (9 ET).
A trio of top-10 teams highlights the competition in Franklin, Tennessee. The host Commodores are No. 4 in the Golfstat national rankings and will field two teams. Additionally, Florida is No. 6 and Alabama is No. 7.
The 15-team field also includes four more teams in the top 70 -- Liberty (46), Louisville (47), Georgia (55) and Middle Tennessee (67) -- plus Charlotte, East Tennessee State, South Dakota, Troy, High Point and Tennessee Tech.
As it has all year, the Ball State lineup will consist of three seniors -- Johnny Watts, Michael VanDeventer and Michael Makris -- along with junior Timothy Wiseman and freshman Jack Cunningham.
Watts leads the way with a 73.14 stroke average this season, while VanDeventer is coming off his second collegiate victory. He led wire to wire at last month's Pinehurst Intercollegiate and guided the Cardinals to a runner-up finish as a team.
The Mason Rudolph Classic begins a busy three-week stretch for Ball State. The Cardinals will compete at Ohio State's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 21-22) and host the MAC Championships at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne (April 27-29) before the month is out.
Live scoring throughout this week's tournament is available at golfstat.com.
The event is scheduled for 72 holes over three days on the South Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, though a threatening weekend forecast could force adjustments. The action gets underway Friday with 36 holes and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. CT (9 ET).
A trio of top-10 teams highlights the competition in Franklin, Tennessee. The host Commodores are No. 4 in the Golfstat national rankings and will field two teams. Additionally, Florida is No. 6 and Alabama is No. 7.
The 15-team field also includes four more teams in the top 70 -- Liberty (46), Louisville (47), Georgia (55) and Middle Tennessee (67) -- plus Charlotte, East Tennessee State, South Dakota, Troy, High Point and Tennessee Tech.
As it has all year, the Ball State lineup will consist of three seniors -- Johnny Watts, Michael VanDeventer and Michael Makris -- along with junior Timothy Wiseman and freshman Jack Cunningham.
Watts leads the way with a 73.14 stroke average this season, while VanDeventer is coming off his second collegiate victory. He led wire to wire at last month's Pinehurst Intercollegiate and guided the Cardinals to a runner-up finish as a team.
The Mason Rudolph Classic begins a busy three-week stretch for Ball State. The Cardinals will compete at Ohio State's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 21-22) and host the MAC Championships at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne (April 27-29) before the month is out.
Live scoring throughout this week's tournament is available at golfstat.com.
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