Sept. 18, 2014
- Teams to play 54 holes of stroke play on Friday and Saturday, and a match play format of SEC vs. ACC on Sunday.
- Commodores currently ranked eighth in latest Golfweek rankings.
- Vanderbilt finished fifth in last year’s event, and won its match against Duke, 4-1.
The eighth-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team heads to the Golf Club of Tennessee to take part in the DICK’s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup, a special event that blends stroke play with an ACC vs. SEC match play format. This year’s tournament will feature five of the top ten and seven of the top twenty preseason men’s teams in the country, as ranked by Golfweek.
Teams Participating and Course Setup
SEC teams Vanderbilt, Georgia, Ole Miss, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas A&M. ACC squads Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina State, and Virginia. The Golf Club of Tennessee will be set up as a par-71, 7,184-yard format.
“The Golf Club of TN is a special place and it’s a great opportunity for us to play a home tournament,” said Vanderbilt head coach Scott Limbaugh. “It’s a unique event with 54 holes of stroke play and then match play on Sunday with the SEC teams playing the ACC teams for bragging rights.”
Tournament Format
Teams will play 54 holes of stroke play on Friday and Saturday, and a match play format of SEC vs. ACC on Sunday.
Admission
There will be free admission to the tournament all weekend.
Playing for Vanderbilt
The Commodores will send 2014 Carmel Cup individual champion Hunter Stewart, Carson Jacobs, Theo Humphrey, Ben Fogler, and Jordan Janico. Stewart was the Commodores’ top finisher at last year’s event, finishing in third place on the individual leader board.
“The guys have had a couple of good weeks of preparation,” said Limbaugh. “We have been working to challenge ourselves to get better because we all know there are areas each player can improve.”
Live Scoring
Live scoring for the tournament can be found throughout the weekend at Golfstat.com.
