Golden Eagles head to Crooked Stick Invitational

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MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's golf team heads to Carmel, Indiana for the Crooked Stick Invitational, jointly hosted by Purdue and Indiana University on Oct. 14-15 at Crooked Stick Golf Club.

THE EVENT
The 14-team field features Illinois, Georgia, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Ohio State, Michigan, Kentucky, College of Charleston, Cincinnati, Ball State, and UNC Greensboro, in addition to MU, IU and Purdue. Kentucky won the event in 2017, while Illinois has won the event twice (2010 and 2015). This will be the Golden Eagles' first appearance.

The two-day tournament features 36 holes on Monday with a shotgun start, followed by 18 holes in the final round on Tuesday with play beginning at 9 a.m. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.

MU is paired with Ohio State and the College of Charleston on holes 4-7 for the first two rounds on Monday.

THE COURSE
The par-72 course, designed by Pete Dye, plays at 7,290 yards. The Crooked Stick Golf Club has played host to the 1991 PGA Championship, the BMW Championship in 2012 and 2016, the 2009 U.S. Senior Open, and will host the 2020 Western Amateur.

MARQUETTE'S LINEUP
Lineup: Hunter Eichhorn, Tyler Leach, Matt Murlick, Matthew Bachmann, Aidan Lafferty
Individuals: Bhoom Sima-Aree

The Golden Eagles finished ninth at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Oct. 6-8 led by co-medalist Hunter Eichhorn, who finished with a 7-under par 209 (70-67-72). He was named the BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week for the second time this season on Friday afternoon after winning his second tournament of the year and fourth of his career.

Senior Matt Murlick tied with sophomore Tyler Leach to finish the tournament at 7-over par (223).

Fellow senior Matthew Bachmann is making his first appearance in the lineup since the Gopher Invitational on Sept. 8-9, while freshman Aidan Lafferty is making his debut as part of the MU lineup.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING…
Marquette head coach Steve Bailey: "It's the fourth week in a row we've played a PGA Tour or major championship venue and it will be a test just like we've had the last couple weeks. But that is what we're looking for. We're doing everything to prepare our team for the championship season at the end of the year. With the caliber of the course it will be a challenge it's a place that puts a premium on driving the golf ball and putting it in play. It's a great field as well. When you have a great venue like this it's not hard to attract some of the best teams in the country."

Bailey on the new additions to MU's lineup: "Matthew Bachman is a senior so he's a veteran. It's good to see him get his game rolling in the right direction and Aidan (Lafferty) will get his first start in the lineup playing for the team. I'm really impressed with what he's done the last couple weeks. He's posted some really solid rounds and I'm looking forward for him to get in the lineup and help our team. I'm excited for those guys to get a shot and we'll get to do it at a pretty special place."

Bailey on BIG EAST Golfer of the Week Hunter Eichhorn: "I'm excited for him to have another shot at a place that is a good test. He seems to embrace those (challenges) and he's really carried us to the finishes we've had with what he's brought to the table. It becomes a little contagious and our guys start trending in that direction."

UP NEXT
Marquette is off the weekend of Oct. 19 and will head to Hawaii for the Hoakalei Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 28-30.

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