WICHITA, Kan. - The Wichita State men's golf team wraps up the fall portion of their schedule with a trip to Arkansas for the 2021 Little Rock Invitational.
Opening round play begins Monday, Oct. 18 with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. and concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday.
The invitational will be held at Founder's Course at Chenal Country Club. The field features 14 teams:Â Little Rock, Abilene Christian, Boise State, Central Arkansas, Illinois State, Lamar, Missouri State, North Texas, Oral Roberts, Troy, ULM, UT Arlington, UTEP, Wichita State and individuals from Baylor and Texas Tech.
Wichita State deploys a lineup of super juniorsÂ
Brock Polhill and
Dawson Lewis, joined by true freshman
Lucas Scheufler, redshirt freshman
Tate Herrenbruck and sophomore
Jack Glenn.
The Shockers finished 10th at the Paintbrush Invitational in Parker, Colorado during their last tournament October 4-5.
Little Rock Invitational
• Dates: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 18-19, 2021
• Host: Little Rock
• Location: Little Rock, Ark. (Chenal Country Club - Founder's Course)
• Yardage: 7,115
• Par: 72
• Format: 54 Holes (36 Monday, 18 Tuesday)
• Start Times: 8:00 a.m. shotgun start both days
• Live Scoring: golfstat.com
• The Field: 14 teams
Little Rock, Abilene Christian, Boise State, Central Arkansas, Illinois State, Lamar, Missouri State, North Texas, Oral Roberts, Troy, ULM, UT Arlington, UTEP, Wichita State (plus individuals from Baylor and Texas Tech)
Shocker Lineup:
Brock Polhill (Jr.*) – Was tied atop the leaderboard after the opening round in Parker, notching a four-birdie 69…followed up 5th place finish at Wildcat Invitation with top-20 performance in Fort Collins (t-16th)
Dawson Lewis (Jr.*) – Notched another top 25 finish at Paintbrush Invitational, highlighted by a second round 71...finished in a tie for 22nd...Shot nine-under at Mark Simpson Invitational, good for season-best 12th place finish
Lucas Scheufler (Fr.) – Tied for 48th in Parker, including a second round 74…top finish among Shockers at Ram Masters, ending in a tie for 12th (77-76-74—227, +17)
Tate Herrenbruck (R-Fr.) – Made collegiate debut in Paintbrush Invitational finishing in a tie for 76th
Jack Glenn (Soph.) – Placed 55th in season-opening Wildcat Invitational, tied for 78th at Mark Simpson Invitational
*=Reflects extra year of eligibility from COVID-19 season.