Marquette Golf Heads to Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Marquette opens a week-and-a-half long spring break trip to Arizona with weekend play in the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, hosted by Michigan, this Saturday and Sunday at the Outlaw Course at Desert Mountain G.C. in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Golden Eagles will play in the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate for the fifth straight year before spending the following week in the Phoenix metro area playing different courses as part of an annual training trip.

THE EVENT

First and second round play in the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate on the Outlaw Course (Par 72, 7,107 yards) takes place on Saturday with an 8 a.m. Mountain time shotgun start and continues on Sunday with tee times off No. 1 and No. 11 at 8:30 a.m. MT.

The 12-team field includes Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Harvard, Kansas, Lipscomb, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Northwestern and Rutgers. Nine individuals will play in the event.

Marquette Lineup: Hunter Eichhorn, Oliver Farrell, Tyler Leach, Matt Murlick, Austin Kendziorski | Individual: Matthew Bachmann

Kansas (No. 38), Marquette (No. 41) and Northwestern (No. 44) are the three Golfstat Top-50 teams playing in the event and will be playing partners in Saturday's first and second rounds.

THE AHPRC OPENS

'The sky's the limit:' New facility for @MarquetteU golfers allows them to practice no matter the weather: https://t.co/VdFTXkm6Dz pic.twitter.com/JCSwlhXWKp
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Marquette moved into its new campus facility, the Athletic and Human Performance and Research Center (AHPRC) on Tuesday. Joining MU's men's and women's lacrosse teams and strength & conditioning programs in this new facility, the men's golf program has substantial dedicated space on the building's second floor.

The team has a brand new locker room and team meeting space, displays of team accomplishments and championship trophies, along with an impressive training area. The training area includes a full-size practice green, surrounded by different synthetic grasses to simulate course situations and a green that can be adjusted to mimic both hard and soft putting surfaces. Three indoor hitting bays are in the space, which allow for simulated play as well as swing analysis.

ICYMI - we have a new home at the @MarquetteU AHPRC, and the excitement still hasn't worn off.

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— Marquette Golf (@MarquetteMGolf) March 6, 2019