PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (EMUEagles.com) — The ultimate occasion of the 2024 fall slate awaits the Japanese Michigan College males’s golf crew this weekend because the Eagles will compete within the White Sands Bahamas Males’s NCAA Golf Invitational, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 25-27. The three-day match will characteristic 54 holes of motion on the par-72, 7,159-yards Ocean Membership Golf Course with 12 groups set to compete, together with three fellow members of the Mid-American Convention in Ball State College, Northern Illinois College, and Ohio College.
THIS WEEK’S LINE UP • WHITE SANDS
Listed below are the Eagles that can compete on the White Sands Bahamas Males’s NCAA Golf Invitational:
James Baxter (Fr.) • 74.0 avg. | Fired a team-best 68 (-4) within the second spherical at Southern Dunes
Tim Chan (Sr.) • 73.5 avg. | Leads the crew with 28 birdies by means of eight rounds performed (3.50/spherical)
Rory McDonald-O’Brien (Jr.) • 77.2 avg. | Positioned a season-best 51st on the Virtues Intercollegiate
Daniel Robles Delval (Jr.) • 72.4 avg. | Led the crew on the Virtues Intercollegiate at 2-under (t7th)
Bavake Sihota (Sr.) • 73.9 avg. | Prime finisher for the crew on the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
* Lucas Hughes (Jr.) • 74.0 avg. | T-Ninth at The Indy at Forest Hills; taking part in as a person at White Sands Invite
* competing as a person
TOURNAMENT INFO: WHITE SANDS
The White Sands Bahamas Males’s NCAA Golf Invitational shall be performed on the par-72, 7,159-yard Ocean Membership Golf Course in Paradise Island, Bahamas, with 12 groups, together with 4 from the Mid-American Convention, set to compete over three days. The occasion, hosted by West Virginia, will characteristic MAC establishments EMU, Ball State, Northern Illinois, and Ohio, with two groups within the nationwide prime 50 additionally becoming a member of the occasion in No. 40 Faculty of Charleston and No. 49 Houston. The sphere is rounded out by George Mason, Maryland, Rutgers, UC San Diego, and Emory, the fourth-ranked crew in NCAA Division III.
PASSPORTS IN HAND
The White Sands occasion will mark the primary time Japanese Michigan has performed in a match exterior the USA for the reason that 2003-24 season. That yr, the Eagles traveled to Carambolo, St. Croix for the St. Croix Intercollegiate the place the crew completed twelfth general (925).
CHIP INS
» It’s going to have been three weeks since a member of the crew competed in an occasion as 4 people performed at The Indy at Forest Hills, Oct. 4, earlier than the The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational in Florida, Oct. 6-7, was washed out by rain.
» On the Indy, Lucas Hughes was the highest finisher for the Eagles as he carded a 2-over 142 (72-70) to complete in a tie for ninth. Guillaume Paquette made his collegiate debut within the match as effectively.
» Andy Walker was named the 2023-24 Black Faculty Golf Coaches Affiliation Coach of the 12 months for the second time in his profession after guiding his former faculty, VCU, to a different stellar season.
» The Eagles’ roster options 9 athletes, all of whom are new to this system. Included on the record are three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore, and three freshmen.
RECAP: THE INDY
4 people competed at The Indy at Forest Hill, Oct. 4, with Lucas Hughes main the way in which by ending tied for ninth within the non-team scored occasion at Forest Hills Nation Membership in Richmond, Ind. Additionally within the subject for the Eagles have been Pietro Fenoglio (tied for twelfth), Matthew Rastogi (tied for thirty fourth), and Guillaume Paquette (tied for forty second), who made his collegiate debut.
RECAP: WEST BAY
Japanese Michigan despatched a crew to compete at The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational on the West Bay Golf Membership in Estero, Fla., Oct. 6-7, however have been unable to as a result of the match was canceled due to unplayable situations within the space. One in every of 14 groups on the course when regular rain moved into the realm, the match tried to make use of a brief rain delay in hopes of returning to play however the saturated grounds together with the specter of Hurricane Milton making its approach towards Florida introduced an early finish to the occasion.
ON THE HORIZON
The Eagles don’t return to competitors till they open their spring slate on the Gator Invitational, Feb. 15-16, in Gainesville, Fla.
THIS WEEK’S LINE UP • WHITE SANDS
Listed below are the Eagles that can compete on the White Sands Bahamas Males’s NCAA Golf Invitational:
James Baxter (Fr.) • 74.0 avg. | Fired a team-best 68 (-4) within the second spherical at Southern Dunes
Tim Chan (Sr.) • 73.5 avg. | Leads the crew with 28 birdies by means of eight rounds performed (3.50/spherical)
Rory McDonald-O’Brien (Jr.) • 77.2 avg. | Positioned a season-best 51st on the Virtues Intercollegiate
Daniel Robles Delval (Jr.) • 72.4 avg. | Led the crew on the Virtues Intercollegiate at 2-under (t7th)
Bavake Sihota (Sr.) • 73.9 avg. | Prime finisher for the crew on the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
* Lucas Hughes (Jr.) • 74.0 avg. | T-Ninth at The Indy at Forest Hills; taking part in as a person at White Sands Invite
* competing as a person
TOURNAMENT INFO: WHITE SANDS
The White Sands Bahamas Males’s NCAA Golf Invitational shall be performed on the par-72, 7,159-yard Ocean Membership Golf Course in Paradise Island, Bahamas, with 12 groups, together with 4 from the Mid-American Convention, set to compete over three days. The occasion, hosted by West Virginia, will characteristic MAC establishments EMU, Ball State, Northern Illinois, and Ohio, with two groups within the nationwide prime 50 additionally becoming a member of the occasion in No. 40 Faculty of Charleston and No. 49 Houston. The sphere is rounded out by George Mason, Maryland, Rutgers, UC San Diego, and Emory, the fourth-ranked crew in NCAA Division III.
PASSPORTS IN HAND
The White Sands occasion will mark the primary time Japanese Michigan has performed in a match exterior the USA for the reason that 2003-24 season. That yr, the Eagles traveled to Carambolo, St. Croix for the St. Croix Intercollegiate the place the crew completed twelfth general (925).
CHIP INS
» It’s going to have been three weeks since a member of the crew competed in an occasion as 4 people performed at The Indy at Forest Hills, Oct. 4, earlier than the The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational in Florida, Oct. 6-7, was washed out by rain.
» On the Indy, Lucas Hughes was the highest finisher for the Eagles as he carded a 2-over 142 (72-70) to complete in a tie for ninth. Guillaume Paquette made his collegiate debut within the match as effectively.
» Andy Walker was named the 2023-24 Black Faculty Golf Coaches Affiliation Coach of the 12 months for the second time in his profession after guiding his former faculty, VCU, to a different stellar season.
» The Eagles’ roster options 9 athletes, all of whom are new to this system. Included on the record are three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore, and three freshmen.
RECAP: THE INDY
4 people competed at The Indy at Forest Hill, Oct. 4, with Lucas Hughes main the way in which by ending tied for ninth within the non-team scored occasion at Forest Hills Nation Membership in Richmond, Ind. Additionally within the subject for the Eagles have been Pietro Fenoglio (tied for twelfth), Matthew Rastogi (tied for thirty fourth), and Guillaume Paquette (tied for forty second), who made his collegiate debut.
RECAP: WEST BAY
Japanese Michigan despatched a crew to compete at The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational on the West Bay Golf Membership in Estero, Fla., Oct. 6-7, however have been unable to as a result of the match was canceled due to unplayable situations within the space. One in every of 14 groups on the course when regular rain moved into the realm, the match tried to make use of a brief rain delay in hopes of returning to play however the saturated grounds together with the specter of Hurricane Milton making its approach towards Florida introduced an early finish to the occasion.
ON THE HORIZON
The Eagles don’t return to competitors till they open their spring slate on the Gator Invitational, Feb. 15-16, in Gainesville, Fla.
