UE men’s golf opens season on Saturday at IU

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Aces play Saturday and Sunday

 The University of Evansville men’s golf team opens its 2018-19 campaign this weekend at the Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational in Henryville, Ind.

Hosted by Indiana University, the tournament will take place at Champions Pointe Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday.  Par will be 72 for the event with yardage set for 7,174.  Three rounds will take place with two on Saturday and a final set of 18 holes on Sunday.

A total of 13 teams will be participating including: Indiana, Bethune-Cookman, Bowling Green, Evansville, Georgetown, IUPUI, Oakland, Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, Toledo, Western Illinois, Western Kentucky and Youngstown State.

UE looks to replace one of the best golfers in program history with the graduation of Tyler Gray.  His career average of 73.67 was the lowest in program history.  Four returning players look to step into Gray’s spot including Noah Reese, Matthew Ladd, Spencer Wagner and Cameron Weyer.

Reese has the lowest stroke average of any returning players, finishing last year with a 76.00.  His top effort in 2017-18 was a 7th place finish at the Butler Fall Invitational.  Ladd completed the season just behind him with a 76.04.  He had a great fall season in 2017, notching a 74.33 average.  Wagner and Weyer finished with averages of 76.76 and 77.16, respectively.

Evansville also returns Jessie Brumley, Gabe Rohleder and Robert Waggoner to go along with newcomers Dallas Koth and Tyler Roat.