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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2024 14:20:08 GMT -5
Western Carolina men's golf is in coastal Georgia this week to host the Peoples Golf Championship at Sea Palms Resort marking the fourth consecutive season the Catamounts have hosted a tournament at the par-71, 6,664-yard St. Simons Island, Ga., venue. This year's highly-anticipated tournament is presented by Peoples Golf, which was founded in 2008 by WCU alum Will Peoples. Joining Western Carolina in the 22-team field are golfers from Bellarmine, Belmont, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Davidson, Drexel, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois, Long Island, Marshall, Morehead State, Murray State, Siena, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin, UT-Rio Grande Valley, Western Kentucky, Winthrop, Wofford, Wright State, and Xavier. catamountsports.com/news/2024/3/6/mens-golf-wcu-mens-golf-to-host-the-peoples-golf-championship.aspx |
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Post by The Cats on Mar 8, 2024 14:06:08 GMT -5
Men’s Golf Second After 18 Holes at Peoples Golf Championship
Fifth-year senior Magnus Pedersen and sophomore transfer Ivan Ninkovic led Western Carolina's scoring five inside the individual top 10 after Thursday's opening 18 holes at the Peoples Golf Championship at Sea Palms Resort, guiding the Catamounts to a second-place tie after day one at the par-71, 6,664-yard course.
Pedersen is in the clubhouse in a three-way tie for fifth after shooting 3-under par 68, while Ninkovic is a stroke back at 2-under par 69, tied with eight others for eighth place after 18 holes.
The second round opens on Friday morning with set tee times off both the front and back nine beginning at 8 a.m. Live scoring through Leaderboard King is available online through a link at CatamountSports.com.
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Post by wcu1995gocats on Mar 8, 2024 21:47:56 GMT -5
This is one of the nicest golf tournament hosted by a school our size. We should spend more time bragging on how successful this is. Teams of all levels love getting to play here. Coach Eckberg has done a great job!
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Post by The Cats on Mar 8, 2024 22:10:13 GMT -5
Catmount Men’s Golf Tied for Fifth at Peoples Golf ChampionshipSt. Simons Island, Ga. – Western Carolina has three golfers among the top 12 in the individual standings – two as a part of the scoring five and one individual – as the Catamounts sit in a two-way tie for fifth place after 36 of the scheduled 54 holes at the Peoples Golf Championship at Sea Palms Resort. Defending event champion Davidson enters the final 18 holes atop the team standings, poised to become the first program to repeat as champion in the short history of the tournament. catamountsports.com/news/2024/3/8/mens-golf-catmount-mens-golf-tied-for-fifth-at-peoples-golf-championship.aspx
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