March 26, 2008

Greenville, S.C. -- The Furman men's golf team will host the 39th annual Furman Intercollegiate this Friday through Sunday, March 28-30, at the par 72, 6,800-yard Furman University Golf Course.

This year's field features 24 teams, including Clemson, South Carolina, Chattanooga, Vanderbilt, Ohio State and defending tournament champion Virginia Tech. The 54-hole tournament opens on Friday with second round play set for Saturday and the final round scheduled for Sunday. Each round will tee-off at 8 a.m.

The list of past individual winners at the Furman Intercollegiate includes Curtis Strange, Jay Haas, Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Faxon of Furman, Billy Andrade, David Duval and Matt Kuchar. Elon's Jayson Judy (71-71-69=211) captured individual medalist honors in 2007.

Admission to the Furman Intercollegiate is free and live scoring will be available at www.golfstat.com.

 

2008 Field (24 teams):

Appalachian State

Charleston Southern

Chattanooga

Clemson

Davidson

East Carolina

Elon

Francis Marion

Furman

Marshall

North Florida

Ohio State

Old Dominion

Presbyterian

Rhode Island

Samford

South Carolina

UNC Wilmington

USC Aiken

Vanderbilt

Virginia Tech

Western Carolina

Winthrop

Wofford