Monday, October 10
West Lafayette, IN | Kampen Course
ALL DAY
University of Tennessee
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Purdue Fall Invitational - Rounds 1 & 2
Men’s Golf Central: Purdue Fall Invitational
October 09, 2022 | Men's Golf
The No. 7 ranked Tennessee men's golf team is set to compete in its third tournament of the fall this week, taking part in the Purdue Fall Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Monday and Tuesday.
The event is in its second year of existence and consists of three total rounds—36 holes of continuous play on Monday and the final 18 holes on Tuesday.
The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,465-yard Kampen Course, which is ranked No. 6 in the state of Indiana. The course has hosted the 2008 NCAA Men's Championships and several NCAA Regionals.
According to Golfweek, Tennessee is the highest ranked team in the field.
Three Vol golfers are also set to compete as individuals in the Purdue Fall Individual at the par-72, 7,275-yard Ackerman-Allen Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.
The Vols are coming off of a tournament title at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships—the sixth team tournament title of the Brennan Webb era. Tennessee finished second in the stroke play portion of the event—shooting 35-under as a team, which marked the fifth-best team 54-hole score in relation to par in program history.
By finishing second in stroke play, Tennessee qualified for the match play final, in which the Vols defeated No. 1 Vanderbilt.
Redshirt junior Jake Hall led the way in stroke play, shooting 12-under and recording a career-best tied-for-second-place finish.
This marks the first time under Webb that Tennessee will compete at Kampen Course. The Vols do have a trip to Indiana under Webb however—a tied-for-second-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Regional in Noblesville, which qualified the Vols for the NCAA Championships.
THE VOLS' LINEUP
Caleb Surratt
Tennessee's leader in stroke average through the first two tournaments with a 66.17 mark, Surratt is coming off a 17th-place finish at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships. The reigning SEC Golfer of the Week has carded five of six counting rounds this season and recorded an individual title finish at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate during his first collegiate tournament last month.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis notched the 16th under-par finish of his collegiate career at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships, shooting 3-under and finishing the tournament tied for 23rd place. Lewis also recorded a win over Vanderbilt's Reid Davenport to help secure the match play victory.
Jake Hall
Hall is coming off his highest career finish at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships where he tied for second place overall as Tennessee's top finisher. The redshirt junior posted all three rounds under par, including a second-round score of 5-under.
Lance Simpson
The redshirt freshman is coming off his first collegiate top-10 finish at the SEC Fall Match Play championships, where he posted a three-round total of 8-under. Simpson will compete in his third consecutive tournament of the season.
Cade Russell
Rounding out the Tennessee lineup is Russell, who notched a 1-over finish at the SEC Match Play Championships and finished strong with a round-three score of 68. Russell is making his third consecutive appearance in the Vols' lineup.
THE VOLS' INDIVIDUALS
Competing in the Purdue Fall Individual at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course:
Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais has one tournament under his belt for the 2022-23 season after shooting 1-under and tying for 15th place at the Maui Jim Individual in Arizona last month. As a freshman last season, Desmarchais competed in five tournaments—three as an individual—compiling a 73.73 stroke average.
Trenton Johnson
Johnson makes his 2022-23 season debut after competing in three tournaments as an individual during the 2021-22 season.
Jet Tickle
Tickle also makes his 2022-23 season debut after three appearances last season—including a tied for 27th-place finish at the Sharkey Individual Collegiate.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (15)
Golfweek Rankings (top-50 ranked teams listed)
No. 7 Tennessee, No. 33 LSU, No. 44 Little Rock, No. 45 Purdue, Indiana, Illinois State, Memphis, Nebraska, Louisiana Tech, Iowa, VCU, Ball State, Central Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, Maryland
TEE TIMES
Rounds 1 & 2 – Monday, Oct. 10
9 a.m. ET shotgun start
Round 3 – Tuesday, Oct. 11
The event is in its second year of existence and consists of three total rounds—36 holes of continuous play on Monday and the final 18 holes on Tuesday.
The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,465-yard Kampen Course, which is ranked No. 6 in the state of Indiana. The course has hosted the 2008 NCAA Men's Championships and several NCAA Regionals.
According to Golfweek, Tennessee is the highest ranked team in the field.
Three Vol golfers are also set to compete as individuals in the Purdue Fall Individual at the par-72, 7,275-yard Ackerman-Allen Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.
The Vols are coming off of a tournament title at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships—the sixth team tournament title of the Brennan Webb era. Tennessee finished second in the stroke play portion of the event—shooting 35-under as a team, which marked the fifth-best team 54-hole score in relation to par in program history.
By finishing second in stroke play, Tennessee qualified for the match play final, in which the Vols defeated No. 1 Vanderbilt.
Redshirt junior Jake Hall led the way in stroke play, shooting 12-under and recording a career-best tied-for-second-place finish.
This marks the first time under Webb that Tennessee will compete at Kampen Course. The Vols do have a trip to Indiana under Webb however—a tied-for-second-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Regional in Noblesville, which qualified the Vols for the NCAA Championships.
THE VOLS' LINEUP
Caleb Surratt
Tennessee's leader in stroke average through the first two tournaments with a 66.17 mark, Surratt is coming off a 17th-place finish at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships. The reigning SEC Golfer of the Week has carded five of six counting rounds this season and recorded an individual title finish at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate during his first collegiate tournament last month.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis notched the 16th under-par finish of his collegiate career at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships, shooting 3-under and finishing the tournament tied for 23rd place. Lewis also recorded a win over Vanderbilt's Reid Davenport to help secure the match play victory.
Jake Hall
Hall is coming off his highest career finish at the SEC Fall Match Play Championships where he tied for second place overall as Tennessee's top finisher. The redshirt junior posted all three rounds under par, including a second-round score of 5-under.
Lance Simpson
The redshirt freshman is coming off his first collegiate top-10 finish at the SEC Fall Match Play championships, where he posted a three-round total of 8-under. Simpson will compete in his third consecutive tournament of the season.
Cade Russell
Rounding out the Tennessee lineup is Russell, who notched a 1-over finish at the SEC Match Play Championships and finished strong with a round-three score of 68. Russell is making his third consecutive appearance in the Vols' lineup.
THE VOLS' INDIVIDUALS
Competing in the Purdue Fall Individual at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course:
Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais has one tournament under his belt for the 2022-23 season after shooting 1-under and tying for 15th place at the Maui Jim Individual in Arizona last month. As a freshman last season, Desmarchais competed in five tournaments—three as an individual—compiling a 73.73 stroke average.
Trenton Johnson
Johnson makes his 2022-23 season debut after competing in three tournaments as an individual during the 2021-22 season.
Jet Tickle
Tickle also makes his 2022-23 season debut after three appearances last season—including a tied for 27th-place finish at the Sharkey Individual Collegiate.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (15)
Golfweek Rankings (top-50 ranked teams listed)
No. 7 Tennessee, No. 33 LSU, No. 44 Little Rock, No. 45 Purdue, Indiana, Illinois State, Memphis, Nebraska, Louisiana Tech, Iowa, VCU, Ball State, Central Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, Maryland
TEE TIMES
Rounds 1 & 2 – Monday, Oct. 10
9 a.m. ET shotgun start
Round 3 – Tuesday, Oct. 11
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