Men's Golf Central: Primland Collegiate Invitational
9/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
| Tournament Central • Primland Collegiate Invitational | |
| Dates | September 26-27, 2016 |
| Location | Primland Resort - Highlands Course (Meadows of Dan, Va.) Par-72, 7,102 yards Weather | Course Info |
| Scoring | Golfstat.com | Tournament Homepage |
| Field | Wake Forest, Georgia Southern, Kansas State, Loyola (Md.), North Carolina, UNCW, Penn State, SMU, Virginia Tech, West Virginia |
| WF Lineup | 1. Will Zalatoris 2. Paul McBride 3. Cameron Young 4. Eric Bae 5. Woody Woodward Ind. Ben Balter Ind. Lee Detmer Ind. Charlie Kennerly Ind. Tanner Owen Ind. Kyle Sterbinsky Ind. Clancy Waugh |
| Updates | @WakeMGolf  |
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Wake Forest hosts the Primland Collegiate Invitational for the third year
• Both previous champions (2014-Wake Forest, 2015-North Carolina) are in this year's field
• The Deacs have finished in the top three (2014-1st, 2015-3rd) in both previous Primland Collegiate Invitationals
THIS YEAR'S EVENT
• With 10 teams, this year's tournament has the largest field in the three-year history of the event
• Georgia Southern, Kansas State, SMU and West Virginia are making their first Primland appearance
• All 11 Demon Deacons will be in action this week (five in the team lineup and six playing as individuals)
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest opened the 2016-17 season with a dominant victory at the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke on Sept. 10-11
• The Deacs shot 23-under, winning the event by 11 strokes over runner-up Liberty
• It was Wake Forest's second consecutive title at the event
• Four Demon Deacons (Will Zalatoris-2nd, Paul McBride-4th, Eric Bae-5th, Cameron Young-10th) finished in the top 10
DEMON DEACON NOTES
• Wake Forest is No. 13 in the Golfweek preseason top 30
• Next week the Deacs will look to defend their title at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational, held this year at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas
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