Golf heads to Iowa for Hawkeye Invitational

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MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's golf team heads to Iowa City, Iowa to take part in the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday.

The Golden Eagles return to action after taking part in another event hosted by Iowa, The Calusa Cup, on April 4-6 in Naples, Florida. They were scheduled to compete in the Hawkeye Invitational in 2020 until it was canceled due to COVID-19.

THE EVENT
The 27th Hawkeye Invitational begins Saturday, April 17 with the first two rounds at Finkbine Golf Course on the University of Iowa campus. The first round will begin with a shotgun start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Central time, as will Sunday's third and final round.

The field features 13 teams, including the Golden Eagles and Hawkeyes, along with Creighton, DePaul, Kansas and Wisconsin, among others.

Live scoring will be available through Golfstat.

THE COURSE
Finkbine Golf Course has been the home of Hawkeye golf since 1953 and the par-72 course plays at 7,157 yards. The course is located on the western edge of The University of Iowa campus, just walking distance from Kinnick Stadium and Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It is the full-time practice and competition site for the Iowa women's and men's golf teams.

MARQUETTE'S LINEUP
Hunter Eichhorn, Tyler Leach, Nicolás Evangelio, Aidan Lafferty, Josh Robinson

Eichhorn has led the Golden Eagles at three of their four individual events this season and tied for 29th place at 10-over par at The Calusa Cup. He also recorded MU's top finish of the year in a tie for fifth at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate on March 28-30 in South Carolina. Eichhorn is the lone Golden Eagle to have competed at the Hawkeye Invitational previously, finishing in a tie for 50th in 2018 when weather cut the event down to two rounds. He shot a 76 in the first round and a second-round 80 to end the tournament with 156 strokes at 12-over par.

For the rest of the lineup, Tyler Leach maintains his No. 2 spot, while redshirt sophomore transfer Nicolás Evangelio moves into the No. 3 hole. Evangelio has turned in some impressive rounds early in his MU career but is searching for greater consistency as the Golden Eagles approach the championship portion of their schedule.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles return to action following this weekend at the BIG EAST Championships on April 26-28 at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Florida.

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