GOLF CENTRAL: Carpet Capital Invitational

Friday, September 7

Rocky Face, GA

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University of Tennessee

Carpet Capital Collegiate

September 06, 2018 | Men's Golf

Brennan Webb era opens in Rocky Face, Ga.

By: Andy Kovar

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Brennan Webb era is set to begin this weekend when the University of Tennessee men's golf team competes in the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga.

The field of 15 teams includes seven ranked teams and 11 who were receiving votes in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek poll released in late August.

The Vols received seven votes in the poll and will be paired with Southeastern Conference foe South Carolina and Virginia in round one.

The order of the starting five was determined by a four-round qualification with the five lowest scores earning a spot. Junior Rhys Nevin earned the top spot shooting 12-under-par over 72-holes.

Junior Brayden Garrison, who won the Chattanooga Choo Choo over the summer, will be the first Tennessee player to tee it up at the Farm tomorrow morning. He will tee off of hole No. 10 at 9:17 a.m. (ET).

Redshirt sophomore Tyler Johnson will be making his debut in UT Orange this week. The transfer from Middle Tennessee State University was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year last year helping the Blue Raiders reach the NCAA Regionals.

Format: The tournament is being played at the Par 72, 7,012 yards The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Ga. This is the 30th year the course has hosted the tournament. The 54-hole tournament will have one round each day.

The Vols' Lineup
Rhys Nevin
The Cheshire, England native will start the season penciled in the top spot for the Vols. The junior shot five-under-par in the final day of qualification to earn the spot.

Tyler Johnson
The transfer from Middle Tennessee was second on his team in stroke average last season with a 72.1 in 35 rounds of play. He earned second-team C-USA honors.

Jake Meenhorst
The Auckland, New Zealand native saw action in 21 rounds for the Vols last season finished with a 73.43 stroke average and three top 25 finishes.

Hunter Wolcott
Wolcott is in the No. 4 position for coach Webb this week. He competed in six tournaments as a freshman posting a top finish at the East Bay Deli Classic.

Brayden Garrison
The junior made a big jump last season cutting his stroke average down to a 72.80. As a mainstay in the Tennessee lineup he provided five top finishes including a top 10 at the Yale Spring Invitational.

Follow the Action
Play will begin on Friday, Sept. 7th. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on UTSports.com following each day's play.