STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Towson University men's golf team is set for its final tournament before the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championship. The team will attend the 47
th annual Rutherford Intercollegiate hosted by Penn State on April 13 and 14 for the second consecutive season.
COURSE INFORMATION
Penn State Blue Course | Par 71 – 7171 yards
TEE TIMES AND FORMAT
This is a 54-hole tournament with the first 36 holes taking place on Saturday, starting at 7:30 a.m. Towson's first player tees off at 8:33 a.m. Players then tee off at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start the following day for the remaining 18 holes.
THE FIELD
The Tigers will compete against Binghamton, Colgate, Connecticut, Delaware, Eastern Michigan, FGCU, George Mason, Georgetown, Penn State, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Temple and Valparaiso.
THE LINEUP
Head coach
Mike Larkin has entered
Brad Riley,
Ariihau Faana,
Sky Aung,
Joshua Galindo and
Michael Matheson to compete in this event.
LAST WE SAW THEM
At the Dragon Match Play Invitational earlier this week, Towson placed sixth during the first day of stroke play after shooting 294 and 295.
Brad Riley led the Black & Gold with a seventh-place finish, carding even par 71 for two rounds of play.
Sky Aung had rounds of 72 and 73. The following day, Riley and
Michael Matheson picked up wins during match play but Towson ultimately fell to Lafayette 3-2.
Following his performance, Riley moved up in the record books to fifth all-time in scoring average. He currently has an average of 74.36 after five years with Towson.
AT THIS TOURNAMENT 20 YEARS AGO…
At the 2004 Rutherford Intercollegiate, the Tigers ended Penn State's 12-year winning streak after capturing the event title for the first time in program history. Towson scored an 859, defeating the Nittany Lions by one stroke. During the final hole, five Tigers notched birdies to secure the win. Current head coach
Mike Larkin was part of the lineup coached by Brian Yaniger alongside Billy Wingerd, Jeff Castle, Alex Brueggemann and Josh Spreng.
UP NEXT
The Tigers wrap up their 2023-24 campaign with CAA Championships from April 21-23 at the Dataw Island Club in Beaufort, South Carolina.
