The West Virginia University golf team will return to action today, hosting the Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, W.Va.
This will be the ninth consecutive Mountaineer Invitational.
West Virginia won the team titles in April 2021, in 2019 and 2018. No. 21 Oklahoma State won the last Mountaineer Invitational, held last April.
“We ’re excited to be hosting our annual event at Pete Dye Golf Club, ” coach Sean Covich said. “We ’re grateful and lucky to have Pete Dye Golf Club host this event. They’ve really embraced it since we started the tournament and really have embraced us since we started the program.”
West Virginia will be joined by 15 other teams at Pete Dye. Appalachian State, Army West Point, Central Michigan, James Madison, Loyola Maryland, Marshall, North Alabama, Oral Roberts, Robert Morris, St. John’s, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, Western Kentucky, William & Mary and Xavier will join the host Mountaineers at Pete Dye.
Tee times will begin at 8:15 a.m. today with all 16 teams scheduled to play 36 holes and then 18 holes on Tuesday, starting at 8:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.
This event will consist of five golfers per team with the top four counting in team scoring for each round. West Virginia’s lineup will consist of fifth-year senior Trent Tipton, seniors Jackson Davenport and Will Stakel and juniors Max Green and Pierce Grieve. Senior Oli Ménard, junior Todd Duncan, sophomores Carson Kammann, Westy McCabe and Kaleb Wilson and freshman Harrison Thompson will compete as individuals for WVU.
“The golf course is in great shape, ” Covich said. “This is the largest field we’ve ever had with 16 teams competing. We’re excited to be at home, and we really like ending the regular season at home before we head to the postseason. I love ending the season at home because it keeps the guys engaged.”
