MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Wichita State men's golf team opens up its 2021-22 season Monday and Tuesday at Kansas State's Wildcat Invitational.
The Shockers will be one of 13 teams competing at Colbert Hills Golf Club.
Action begins at 8 a.m. CT Monday with the first of 36 holes and concludes Tuesday with the final 18.
Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
"This is the perfect tournament to open with," head coach
Judd Easterling said. "Most of our guys are familiar with Colbert. It's a great course that hosted the Kansas Amateur a few years ago and it's an easy trip. We're looking forward to it."
WSU's opening day lineup includes some familiar faces.
Dawson Lewis,
Brock Polhill and
Grayson Wallace all begin their fourth seasons in the Shocker program.
Jack Glenn is back for his third. They'll be joined by freshmen newcomer Lucas Sheufler.
WSU did not compete last fall due to COVID-19 restrictions but took part in six spring events, capped by a fourth-place showing at the American Athletic Conference Championship.
This is the first of four-straight weeks of competition. The Shockers will spend the next three in Colorado at tournaments hosted by Colorado State, Colorado and Denver. The fall season finishes up Oct. 18 with the Little Rock Invitational.
WILDCAT INVITATIONAL FAST FACTS:
- Dates: Monday-Tuesday, Sep. 13-14, 2021
- Host: Kansas State
- Location: Manhattan, Kan. (Colbert Hills Golf Club)
- Yardage: 7,525
- Par: 72
- Format: 54 Holes (36 Monday, 18 Tuesday)
- Start Times: Round 1 (8 a.m. CT; Shotgun), Round 2 (TBD; Shotgun); Round 3 (Tee Times from 8:00-10:20 a.m. at holes 1 & 10).
- Live Scoring: golfstat.com
- The Field: 13 teams, 75 Players
Bradley, Creighton, Drake, Kansas City, Kansas State, Missouri State, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, Wichita State
IN THE LINEUP:
- Dawson Lewis (Jr.*) – Top returner from 2021 (74.7 avg.)… 65 career rounds is most among active Shockers.
- Brock Polhill (Jr.*) – Fourth-year veteran has a 74.85 career stroke average… Two top-20 finishes last spring.
- Grayson Wallace (R-So.*) – Rejoins the active lineup after redshirting last spring… Competed in nine events from 2018-20.
- Lucas Sheufler (Fr.) –Wichita Trinity graduate makes his collegiate debut.
- Jack Glenn (R-So.) – Appeared in two events last spring with a 75.0 stroke average.
- *=Reflects extra year of eligibility from COVID-19 season.
