University of Tennessee Athletics
MGOLF CENTRAL - East Bay Classic
October 28, 2016 | Men's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Volunteers will compete in the East Bay Classic at Turtle Point Golf Club (par 72, 7,100 yards) in Kiawah Island, S.C., from Sunday, October 30 through Tuesday, November 1.
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Tournament Times
- Participating Teams: Abilene Christian, No. 63 Augusta, No. 73 Campbell, Charleston Southern, No. 96 Coastal Carolina, No. 48 College of Charleston, Francis Marion, No. 78 Gardner-Webb, No. 74 Jacksonville State, No. 61 Lipscomb, Loyola University Maryland, No. 60 Maryland, Memphis, Nebraska, Presbyterian, Radford, Rutgers, No. 87 Tennessee, No. 64 Troy, USC Upstate, Winthrop and Wofford
- Course: Turtle Point Golf Club (par 72, 7,100 yards)
- Practice Round: Begins on Oct. 29
- Round 1: Begins at 10:00 a.m. ET on Oct. 30
- Round 2: Begins at 10:00 a.m. ET on Oct. 31
- Round 3: Begins at 8:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 1
- Awards Presentation: Will follow conclusion of the final round
Tournament Info
Live Stats Team/Player Leaderboard
Tennessee
Roster Schedule Record Book Stats
Round 1
Tennessee will compete amongst a 22-team field that features ten programs, including UT, inside Golfstat's Top-100 rankings. The tournament marks the Orange and White's final competition of the fall.
Tennessee's Lineup
- 1. Lorenzo Scalise
- 2. Jack Smith
- 3. Juan Carlos Serrano Guevara
- 4. Hunter Wolcott
- 5. Brayden Garrison
- Individual: Rhys Nevin-Wharton
Heading the Volunteers' lineup, Scalise leads UT with a 71.11 stroke average. The junior has recorded six rounds of par or better and has had all nine of his 18-hole scores count this season.
The senior duo of Serrano Guevara and Smith make up the middle of the lineup. Serrano Guevara boasts three rounds of par or better and Smith has the third-best average on the team (72.67).
Tennessee freshman Wolcott carded a career-low 69 in the final round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and has the lowest average amongst the Vols' newcomers. Garrison, also a freshman, holds an average of 74.56 and one round of par or better.
Competing as an individual in the tournament, Nevin-Wharton has carded three rounds of par or better through two tournaments.
Tournament Format
The East Bay Classic will be played on Sunday, Oct. 30 through Tuesday, Nov. 1 in an 18-18-18 format.
The three-day tournament gets underway Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. ET while Monday's second round will also start at 10:00 a.m. ET. The final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday with the awards ceremony following upon conclusion of the round. All three days will be shotgun starts.
Live stats will be available at golfstat.com and results will be posted to the tournament central page and twitter at the conclusion of each round.
Tournament History
- This marks Tennessee's first appearance in the tournament.
- College of Charleston, at No. 48, enters as the highest ranked team in the strong field.
- CSU won the rain-shortened event in 2015 with a ten-under team total, beating out four teams ranked in the top-33 nationally.
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