What: Island Resort Intercollegiate
When: September 4-5, 2022
Host: South Dakota State University
Where: Sage Run Golf Club, Harris, Michigan
Format: 54 holes — 36 Sunday, 18 Monday
Par / Yardage: 72 / 6,852
Participating Teams: Bowling Green State University, Illinois State University, Miami University, Northern Michigan University, South Dakota State University, Southern Illinois University, University of Kentucky, University of Michigan, University of Toledo, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Valparaiso University.
The 2022-23 season for the Southern Illinois men’s golf team gets underway Sunday as the team travels to Harris, Michigan, to compete in the Island Resort Intercollegiate, hosted by South Dakota State University.
The Salukis lineup will consist of sophomores Braden Hoisingtonsophomore Carsen Sillimanjunior Hugo Archersenior Tom Cleaton and senior Andrew Thornton. Senior Markus Wilhelmsen will compete as an individual.
“We are very excited to get out and compete in our first event of the season. Competition is a great way to learn about your team and I believe this event will be no different,” SIU Director of Golf Justin Fetcho said. “We want to play well at every event we play in but ultimately we just want to keep improving every single day and learning and growing. We will learn a lot about ourselves during this first event of the season. The team has been working hard in preparation for this first event and we are ready to compete on a great golf course against a good field of teams.”
The 20-team field will tee off at the Sage Run Golf Course, which is ranked among Golf Digest’s America’s Best New Courses, meanders through beautiful Upper Peninsula hardwoods and open vistas with very dramatic views. A natural drumlin, or elongated hill or ridge formed by glacial ice long ago, is the primary feature on Sage Run. The challenging combination of long holes with creative short par fours lined with fescue grasses and strategic bunkering will challenge golfers.
SIU will look to build off their successful 2021-22 campaign, which saw them claim the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
Teams are set to tee off Sunday at 7:40 am
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