March 14, 2008
LIHUE, KAUA’I, Hi. — The Vanderbilt men’s golf team opens play at the Kauai Collegiate Cup on Friday, March 14, at the Wailua Golf Course.
The 54-hole event has attracted 11 outstanding college golf teams for 2008, representing Vanderbilt, Gonzaga University, Hawai’i Pacific University, Lipscomb University, Oklahoma Christian University, Old Dominion University, Southeastern Louisiana University, the University of Texas-Pan American, West Liberty State College, Wofford College and host Western Kentucky.
Play began on Friday morning with 36 holes scheduled to be played. The tournament will conclude with a final round of 18 on Saturday.
VU Head Coach Tom Shaw’s Commodores will be represented on Hawaii’s Garden Isle by senior Billy Whalen, junior Jon Curran, sophomores Hudson Johnson and Chris Rockwell, and freshman Ryan Haselden.