Greenville, SC -- The Francis Marion University golf team will play in the 40th-annual Furman University Intercollegiate Tournament this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (March 27-29) at the recently renovated par-72, 6,944-yard Furman University Golf Course in Greenville.
Joining the Patriots and host Paladins in the 19-team field will be: Appalachian State, Charleston Southern, Davidson, East Carolina, Elon, Marshall, North Florida, Old Dominion, Presbyterian, Rhode Island, Samford, Temple, Troy, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina, Winthrop and Wofford.
Teams are scheduled to tee-off beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday with the afternoon wave set to begin their rounds at noon. Francis Marion, playing with Furman and Rhode Island in the first round, will tee-off from No. 10 beginning at 12:20 p.m.
Francis Marion owns a 77-35-1 season record and has compiled four Top-5 tournament finishes. Senior Andrew Pitcher leads the Patriots with a 74.43 stroke average, while three others have their averages below 75: Christopher Couch (74.52), Keith Crowley (74.74), and Peter McGibney (74.96).
Last year at the Furman event, FMU placed 10th out of 24 teams.
The Furman Intercollegiate dates back to 1970 and its list of champions includes Curtis Strange of Wake Forest, Jay Haas of Wake Forest, Mark Calcavecchia of Florida, Brad Faxon of Furman, Bill Andrade of Wake Forest and David Duval of Georgia Tech.
The second round is set for Saturday with final round play scheduled for Sunday morning.
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