BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Wichita State men's golf team heads to Southern Hills Plantation Club for the 2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship beginning on Friday morning. The Shockers are seeded eighth and will tee off along with #7 East Carolina and #9 Temple in the 7:00-7:40 am group. Teams will then be re-paired for round two on Saturday based on the standings after round one. The squads will play 18 holes each day, crowning a champion on Sunday.

Defending champion South Florida is the top seed in this year's tournament. The Bulls are ranked #42 according to Golfstat, one slot ahead of SMU. Houston (#61), UCF (#68), Cincinnati (#72), Memphis (#100), East Carolina (#126) and Temple (#187) round out the field. South Florida's Albin Bergstrom is the defending individual champion.

The Shockers finished 4th at the AAC Championship in 2021, a program-best after finishing at the bottom of the standings in both 2018 and 2019. Marcus Wochner finished in a tie for second to lead the Shockers, while returners Brock Polhill and Dawson Lewis ended in a tie for 31st and 35th, respectively. 

Wichita State has put together two of their best performances of the season over the course of the last three tournaments, finishing 3rd at the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate in Springfield and 2nd at the MU Tiger Invitational in Columbia. Polhill, Lewis, and Lucas Scheufler have all earned Men's Golf Player of the Week honors during that stretch, and headline the WSU lineup heading to Brooksville. Head Coach Judd Easterling has turned in the same five from Columbia, albeit in a different order. Polhill, Joe Bultman, Lewis, Michael Winslow, and Scheufler will represent the Shockers in Brooksville. 

That five put together arguably the best showing of the season last time out at The Club at Old Hawthorne, including a second-round 272 that paced the field. Polhill led the way in second place, while Lewis finished 15th, Bultman and Scheufler tied for 28th, and Winslow wrapped up play in 71st.

Located just north of Tampa, Southern Hills will play as a par-72, 7,274-yard course this weekend. Live scoring is available via Golfstat, and final round coverage will be held on ESPN Plus.
 

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2022 American Athletic Conference Championship Fast Facts:
Dates: Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, 2022
Host: N/A
Location: Brooksville, Fla. (Southern Hills Plantation Club)
Yardage: 7,274 Yard
Par: 72
Format: Groups teeing off Friday based on seeding, re-paired on Saturday and Sunday based on standings
Start Times: 8:00 am CT on Friday
Live Scoring: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=player&tid=25089
The Field: 9 teams
Cincinnati, ECU, Houston, Memphis, SMU, USF, UCF, Temple and Wichita State
 

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Shocker Lineup:
Brock Polhill (Jr.*) – Set new career best at MU Tiger Invitational with runner-up finish...19 birdies in 54 holes, second-best in the field
Joe Bultman (R-Fr.) – Had the best individual round of his career in Columbia, firing a second-round 65
Dawson Lewis (Jr.*) – Tied his career best with a second-round 66, highlighted by six birdies and an eagle
Michael Winslow (Fr.) – Made the largest jump on the tournament's final day in CoMo, using a 74 to vault 11 spots up the board
Lucas Scheufler (Fr.) – Tied with Bultman in 28th place in Columbia, had a consistent 73-73-74—220 performance

*=Reflects extra year of eligibility from COVID-19 season.