MGOLF CENTRAL: Yale Spring Invitational

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee will compete in one final tournament before postseason play begins, traveling to New Haven, Conn., to close out the regular season at the Yale Spring Invitational.

The tournament will be played on Saturday at The Course at Yale, a 6,749-yard, par-70 layout. The Vols will tee off at 7:30 a.m. ET, playing 36 holes over the course of the day.

The 15-team field features the host school Yale, along with Brown, Bucknell, Central Connecticut, Colgate, Cornell, Fairfield, Fordham, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Penn, Siena, St. John's and Virginia.

Tennessee enters the tournament coming off a sixth-place finish at the 3M Augusta Invitational two weekends ago.

Senior Lorenzo Scalise claimed second place with a 10-under score of 206, his fifth top-five finish in the past six tournaments. Sophomore Rhys Nevin also turned in a solid performance, grabbing a tie for 12th place at 3-under, his highest finish of the spring by 33 places.

Tennessee's Lineup

Tennessee's History at the Yale Spring Invitational

Tennessee has only competed one previous time in the Yale Spring Invitational, making an appearance in 2012.
The Vols captured the team win as well as the individual championship, as Rick Lamb took the individual title.
As a team, Tennessee shot 14-over (288-286--574) to come out on top of the 11-team field.
Lamb posted a 1-under 139 (71-68) to capture his first of three career wins as a Vol.

Scalise Leading Vols in Spring

Vols senior Lorenzo Scalise continued his strong spring with another top-five finish at the 3M Augusta Invitational, his fifth of the season.
Scalise's second-place finish at the 3M Augusta Invitational was his seventh career top-five finish, while his three rounds of par or better brought his season total to a team-leading 20.
Scalise leads Tennessee in several categories, including percentage of rounds counted (95.83), rounds in the 60s (11) and average strokes per round (70.21 overall, 69.60 in the spring). His overall average ranks him No. 5 in the SEC this week.

Nevin Finishing Spring Strong

Sophomore Rhys Nevin returned to the top-20 at the 3M Augusta Invitational, tying for 12th place overall after shooting a 3-under 213.
The 12th-place finish marked Nevin's fourth top-20 outcome of the season but first since the East Bay Deli Classic on Oct. 31.
Nevin's stroke average over the first two tournaments of the spring season was 74.60, but it improved to 71.00 during the 3M Augusta Invitational.

More On The Vols

Tennessee's freshmen trio of Sean Wilcox (redshirt freshman), Spencer Cross, and Chase Roswall have continued a strong inaugural campaign, with 19 rounds of par or better and four top-10 finishes between them. The freshmen have had combined 64 percent of their rounds counted during the fall and spring seasons.
Four Vols are among the top 300 in the Golfweek Men's Collegiate Individual Rankings: Lorenzo Scalise (19^th, 69.13 rating), Rhys Nevin (119^th, 70.80), Brayden Garrison (282^nd, 71.92).
Tennessee head coach Jim Kelson is aided by third-year director of instruction/player development Sean Pacetti.

Additional Information

Live stats will be available at Golfstat.com.
For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee men's golf team, visit the tournament central page on utsports.com, follow @Vol_Golf on Twitter and like the Vols at Facebook.com/TennesseeMensGolf.

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