2017 WOFFORD INVITATIONAL APRIL 2-4 COUNTRY CLUB OF SPARTANBURG SPARTANBURG, SC THE WOFFORD INVITATIONAL The Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational is one of the most prestigious men’s tournaments in the Southeast. It invites participants from around the nation to compete in a two-day, 54-hole event. Since the inaugural tournament in 1988, there have been 18 different team champions and 30 different individual champions crowned at Carolina Country Club and The Country Club of Spartanburg. The list of champions and participants is impressive and has instant recognition with the likes of current PGA Tour players Tim Clark, Brendon de Jonge, James Driscoll, Russel Knox, Steve Marino, Len Mattiace, John Rollins, Johnson Wagner, and Wofford’s own William McGirt. It total, Wofford Invitational participants have gone on to capture more than 15 PGA Tour Championships and 37 Web.com Tour Championships. The list also includes 1989 U.S. Amateur Champion Chris Patton, 1985 U.S. Junior Amateur Champion Chris Rymer, and 1987 U.S. Junior Amateur Champion Brett Quigley. Team Records Individual Records Relation-to-Par: Lamar, -31 (2014) To-Par: Vincent Blanchette, Gardner-Webb, -14 (2016) Low First Round: Lamar, 273 (2014) Low Round: Bobby Cochran, FSU, 64 (Rd. 2, 1994) Low Second Round: Elon, 272 (2014) Vaita Guillaume, Campbell, 64 (Rd. 2, 2012) Low Third Round: Lamar, 276 (2014) Low 36: Vincent Blanchette, Gardner-Webb, 133 (68-65, 2012) Barry Fabyan, Wake Forest, 133 (68-65, 1989) Low Round: Elon, 272 (Rd. 2, 2014) Vaita Guillaume, Campbell, 133 (69-64, 2012) Low 36: Elon, 546 (274-272, 2014) John Somers, Elon, 133 (65-68, 2014) Low 54: Lamar, 833 (273-284-276, 2014) Low 54: Vaita Guillaume, Campbell, 204 (69-64-71, 2012) Low First Round: Danny Ellis, Clemson, 65 (1993) Paul Woodson, Radford, 65 (2011) Zander Gous, Lamar, 65 (2014) John Somers, Elon, 65 (2014) Low Second Round: Bobby Cochran, FSU, 64 (1994) Vaita Guillaume, Campbell 64 (2012) Low Third Round: Steve Marino, Virginia, 65 (2002) Team Champions Individual Champions 2016: Gardner-Webb 283-281-283--847 (-17) 2016: Vincent Blanchette, Gardner-Webb 68-65-69--202 (-14) 2015: Army West Point 277-279-278--834 (-30) 2015: Justin Pagila, Army West Point 69-69-67--205 (-11) 2014: Lamar 273-284-276--833 (-31) 2014: John Somers, Elon 65-68-73--206 (-10) 2013: ETSU 285-280-288--853 (-11) 2013: Caleb Keck, Appalachian State 67-70-72--209 (-7) 2012: Charleston Southern 282-280-279--841 (-23) 2012: Vaita Guillaume, Campbell 69-64-71--204 (-12) 2011: ETSU 289-285-284--858 (-6) 2011: Jacobo Pastor, Charleston Southern 70-69-71--210 (-6) 2010: ETSU 285-277-285-847 (-17) 2010: Michael Stewart, ETSU 72-66-71--209 (-7) 2008: Furman 293-285-294--872 (+8) 2008: Hugh Morrison, Presbyterian 70-66-74--210 (-6) 2007: Elon 287-284-286--857 (-7) 2007: Andres Cuenca, Western Carolina 70-66-72--208 (-8) 2006: Shawn Hall, Charleston Southern 78-67-71--216 (E) 2006: Charleston Southern 305-290-304--899 (+35) 2005: Rob Langley, Furman 70-73--143 (-1) 2005: Mercer 285-300--585 (+9) 2004: J.D. Bass, UNC Greensboro 69-68-73--210 (-6) 2004: Furman 285-289-293--867 (+3) 2003: Tim Kane, Maryland 69-69--138 (-6) 2003: UNC-Wilmington 291-289--580 (+4) 2002: Steve Marino, Virginia 66-76-65--207 (-7) 2002: Virginia 286-294-282--862 (-2) 2001: Corey Brigham, Maryland 68-66-75--209 (-5) 2001: Virginia Tech 298-288-280--866 (+2) 2000: Keith Unikel, Maryland 71-68-73--212 (-4) 2000: Maryland 293-286-284--873 (+9) 1999: Michael Capone, Wake Forest 68-68-69--205 (-11) 1999: Virginia 294-282-286--862 (-2) 1998: Stefaan VanDenHeever, Charlotte 72-67-69--208 (-8) 1998: Augusta State 284-279-290--853 (-11) 1997: Jack Boeckx, College of Charleston 68-70-68--206 (-10) 1997: Duke 289-279-286--854 (-10) 1996: Joey Maxon, Clemson 71-70--141 (-3) 1996: Wake Forest 294-287--581 (+5) David Patrick, College of Charleston 68-73--141 (-3) 1995: Florida State 288-277--565 (-11) Garrett Willis, East Tennessee State 73-68--141 (-3) 1994: Florida State 290-280--570 (-6) 1995: Christian Raynor, Florida State 71-66--137 (-7) 1993: N.C. State 281-292--573 (-3) 1994: Bobby Cochran, Florida State 72-64--136 (-8) 1992: Virginia 294-295-280--869 (+5) 1993: Mark Slawter, North Carolina State 71-68--139 (-5) 1991: N.C. State 289-292-296--877 (+11) 1992: Jimmy Flippen, Virginia 73-71-70--214 (-2) 1991: Kelly Mitchum, North Carolina State 71-74-67--212 (-4) 1990: Clemson 284-298-293--875 (+9) 1990: Larry Tedesco, Furman 71-73-71--215 (-1) 1989: Wake Forest 292-277-290--859 (-5) 1989: Barry Fabyan, Wake Forest 68-65-73--206 (-10) 1988: Clemson 284-303-293--880 (+16) 1988: Todd White, Furman 71-73-72--216 (E) 2017 PARTICIPANTS Tournament Format Contact Information Sunday, April 2 Asst. Athletic Media Relations · Practice Round at CC of Spartanburg. Director/Golf Contact Hannah Bradley Bradley’s Email [email protected] Monday, April 3 Bradley’s Cell 803-221-8887 · Two Rounds, 36 holes · Round 1 begins with shotgun start at 9:30. Tom Anderson (Rules) 864-621-8607 · Round 2 follows immediately after Round 1. Tom McAllister (Rules) 864-582-1646 Tuesday, April 4 · Final Round, 18 holes Wofford Head Golf Coach Vic Lipscomb · Begins with shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Lipscomb’s Office 864-597-4495 · Awards presentation following play. · 1st/2nd Place Teams Wofford Athletic Trainer Alyss Hart · 1st/2nd Place Individuals Hart’s Cell 330-646-7081 · All-Tournament Team The CC of Spartanburg 864-583-3661 *Live results on GolfStatResults.com. Pro Shop 864-582-1646 *Players will self report scores after each hole. The Marriott 864-591-3112 APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS # Name Year Hometown 1. Noah Schneider Freshman Jackson, MI 2. Tripp Summerlin Freshman Summerfield, NC 3. Alex Burris Sophomore Greensboro, NC 4. Patrick Moriarty Senior Rockville, MD 5. Walker Brinker Freshman Sanford, NC Head Coach: Bill Dicus (24th Season) AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS # Name Year Hometown 1. Hunter Tidwell Junior Alcoa, TN 2. Erik Hedberg Senior Barcelona, Spain 3. Sean Butscher Sophomore Tallahassee, FL 4. Alex Vegh Freshman Gahanna, OH 5. Austin Lancaster Freshman Hendersonville, TN I. Michael Busse Freshman Rochester Mills, MI Head Coach: Robbie Wilson (3rd Season) BETHUNE-COOKMAN WILDCATS # Name Year Hometown 1. Christian Hovstadius Freshman Landskrona, Sweden 2. Marcus Sundlof Freshman Stockholm, Sweden 3. Dante Davis Sophomore Brandon, FL 4. Joel Ramirez Sophomore Pinos Del Valle, Spain 5. Ronnie McDowell Freshman San Jose, CA I. Abhinav Walia R-Freshman Lusaka, Zambia I. Simon Maury Freshman Caracas, Venezuela FRANCIS MARION PATRIOTS # Name Year Hometown 1. Callum McGuigan Junior Crieff, Scotland 2. Lars Sandvoll Sophomore Bergen, Norway 3. Marc Casullo Junior Aurora, Ontario 4. Alessandro Caselli Junior Vimercate, Italy 5. Mark Goodall Freshman Tomkins Cove, NY Head Coach: Mark Gaynor (14th Season) GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS # Name Year Hometown 1. Vincent Blanchette Senior Saint Jean, Quebec 2. Chris Jones Senior Charlotte, NC 3. Jonathan Henry Sophomore Cornelius, NC 4. Aaron Thomas Junior Mount Holly, NC 5. Steffan Smith Freshman Alpharetta, GA Head Coach: Tee Burton (18th Season) GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS # Name Year Hometown 1. Kyle Hart Senior Midlothian, VA 2. Eric Edwards Junior Salisbury, NC 3. Brock Kovach Junior Wyomissing, PA 4. Takahiro Nojima Freshman Tokyo, Japan 5. Jeff Wilson Freshman Austin, TX I. Ellis Messian Junior San Diego, CA Head Coach: Scott King (10th Season) NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON # Name Year Hometown 1. Will Holmgren Sophomore Plymouth, MN 2. Andrew Israelson Freshman Staples, MN 3. Connor Holland R-Senior West Fargo, ND 4. Alex Lobeck Senior Chandler, AZ 5. Nick Myhre Junior Rolette, ND I. Jake Herdine Senior Maple Grove, MN Head Coach: Steve Kennedy (4th Season) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE BLUE HOSE # Name Year Hometown 1. Hayden Ploeger Senior Aiken, SC 2. Cole Patterson Sophomore Travelers Rest, SC 3. Carson Spears Senior Augusta, GA 4. Harrison Fisher Freshman Clinton, SC 5. James Scott Sophomore Atlanta, GA Head Coach: Thomas Addison (12th Season) RADFORD HIGHLANDERS # Name Year Hometown 1. Myles Creighton Junior Digby, Nova Scotia 2. Nick Brediger Senior Roanoke, VA 3. Gareth Sargent Junior Johannesburg, South Africa 4. Ben O’Geary R-Senior Henderson, NC 5. Conner Lewis R-Senior Davidson, NC Head Coach: Mike Grant (13th Season) USC UPSTATE SPARTANS # Name Year Hometown 1. Matt Carter Sophomore Easley, SC 2. Taylor White Senior Duncan, SC 3. Jordan Warnock Freshman Roebuck, SC 4. Sun Paripunna Freshman Bangkok, Thailand 5. Trey Taylor Senior Gaffney, SC I. Sean Stanistreet Freshman Camillus, NY I. Tom Schofield Junior Bridgetown, Barbados Head Coach: Todd Lawton (11th Season) WOFFORD TERRIERS # Name Year Hometown 1. Andrew Novak Senior Mount Pleasant, SC 2. Jeremy Grab Senior Charleston, SC 3. Evan Grenus Junior Glastonbury, CT 4. Josh Allen Sophomore Wilson, NC 5. Walker Simas Freshman Charlotte, NC I. Harrison Frye Junior Gastonia, NC I. Drake Cassidy Junior Hartsville, SC I. Patrick Bridges Junior Atlanta, GA I. Ole Martin Davenger Sophomore Eiksmarka, Norway Head Coach: Vic Lipscomb (13th Season) All-Time Participating Schools Akron 1 - 2008 Appalachian State 9 - 2007, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Army West Point 1 - 2015 Augusta State 5 - 1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000 Austin Peay 2 - 2015, 16 Belmont 1 - 2004 Bethune-Cookman 2 - 2015, 16 Birmingham-Southern 1 - 2005 Campbel 2 - 2011, 12 Charleston Southern 6 - 2006, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13 Charlotte 6 - 1998, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03 Chattanooga 6 - 1988, 89, 96, 97, 99, 2006 Clemson 9 - 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93,