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APSU Governors Golf head to The Shoals to defend OVC ChampionshipAustin Peay Sports Information
As a result of last year’s finish, the Govs will not tee off Friday until 10:30am, 2 ½ hours after UT Martin and Eastern Illinois open tourney action on the par-72, 7,187-yard Fight Joe course layout.
In fact, at the last two regular-season tournaments, the Govs were among fields of 10 and 11 Top 100 teams, respectively, finishing fifth at the Old Waverly Intercollegiate in West Point, Mississippi, and sixth at the Reunion Intercollegiate at Madison, Mississippi. APSU will bring the OVC’s top ranking—79th (GolfStat)—into the tournament as a result.
“The guys played hard all season and had a remarkable regular season. We are playing well entering the tournament and I am confident we will play well in the conference tournament as well.” Kayden believes the Govs’ ever-improving schedule should have his team ready to not only battle against OVC opposition but the long links layout of The Fighting Joe.
APSU is led by a trio of seniors—Marco Iten, Anthony Bradley and Trey Tarpley—none of whom had any Division I scholarship offers out of high school other than from Kayden and the Govs. Iten has been the Govs’ most consistent golfer in 2013-14 and hottest since the New Year. He recently ran off a stretch of finishing first (Talis Park Challenge)/second (Memphis Intercollegiate)/first (Waverly Intercollegiate), a stretch that was reminiscent of past Kayden APSU standouts Grant Leaver, Erik Barnes and Dustin Korte. He leads APSU in scoring average at 72.8 shots per round.
Tarpley has bounced back from a struggling 2012-13 to regain his 2011-12 form and become a fixture in the Govs lineup—he has played in all 11 tournaments (32 rounds) this season. He comes in averaging 75.8 strokes per round. The other two spots belong to junior Tucker Wallace (75.1) and sophomore Chris Baker (74.9), both who were part of the Governors’ OVC title run a year ago and seventh-place NCAA Regional finisher at Tempe, Arizona. Wallace got off to a slow start this season, losing his spot in the lineup, but has improved steadily during the spring to regain his lineup spot.
Jacksonville State finished second a year ago while Tennessee Tech was third. UT Martin enters the tourney with the league’s lowest scoring average (292.7), followed by Tennessee Tech (292.8), Belmont (293.4) and the Govs (294.6). This is only the second time the men’s championship has been played at The Shoals. The last time came in 2009 with the Governors winning by one stroke. SectionsSportsTopicsAnthony Bradley, APSU, APSU Athletics, APSU Golf, APSU Men's Golf, APSU Sports, Austin Peay State University, Belmont, Chris Baker, Dickson Tn, Dustin Korte, Eastern Illinois, Erik Barnes, GolfStat, Governors, Govs, Grant Leaver, GreyStone Golf Club, Jacksonville State, Kirk Kayden, Madison MS, Marco Iten, Memphis Intercollegiate, Muscle Shoals AL, NCAA Regionals, Ohio Valley Conference, Old Waverly Intercollegiate, OVC, OVC Championship, Reunion Intercollegiate, Talis Park Challenge, Tempe AZ, Tennessee Tech, The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals, Trey Tarpley, Tucker Wallace, UT-Martin, West Point MS |
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