Men's Golf Central: Mason Rudolph Championship

In its final tournament before the start of postseason play, the 14th-ranked Tennessee men's golf team is set to tee off in the mid-state on Monday, competing in the Mason Rudolph Championship in Franklin, Tennessee.

The Vols tee off the three-day, three-round tournament on Monday and are scheduled to compete in one round apiece on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The event will be held at the par-71, 7,100-yard Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course. The Bobb Cupp and Tom Kite designed course serves as the annual host of the Mason Rudolph Championships.

According to Golfstat's rankings, four of the 15 participating teams are ranked inside the top-20, with Tennessee being the second-highest ranked team in the field.

The Vols are coming their third win of the season at the Mossy Oak Collegiate where they shot 40-under as a team, which is the fourth-best 54-hole score in program history. Caleb Surratt was UT's highest finisher and shot 10-under for the tournament to place tied for 6th.

Tennessee last competed at the South course in 2022, finishing in third place as a team. Bryce Lewis was the only current golfer to compete in the five-man lineup during last year's tournament and placed tied-for-ninth after a 6-under outing.

THE VOLS' LINEUP
Caleb Surratt
The true freshman is coming off back-to-back tied-for-sixth-place finishes at the All-American Intercollegiate and Mossy Oak Collegiate. The true freshman's 10-under performance last week at Mossy Oak Golf Club led to Surratt winning his second SEC weekly award of the season. The Indian Trail, North Carolina, native is Tennessee's leader in stroke average this season with a 69.92 mark.

Bryce Lewis
Lewis is coming off consecutive top-20 finishes after posting a 7-under total in the Mossy Oak Collegiate to tie for 17th. This redshirt junior is currently in fourth place in program history of career rounds of par or better with 63.

Jake Hall
The Knoxville native has four top-25 finishes this season, including an individual title at the All-American Intercollegiate late last month and a tied-for-second-place finish at the fall SEC Match Play Championship.

Laurent Desmarchais
In just his second lineup appearance of the season, the sophomore shot 9-under and tied for 11th place at the Mason Rudolph Championships. Desmarchais has four top-10 finishes this season.

Josh Hill
Hill will make his third lineup appearance of the spring after posting a 2-under score at the Mossy Oak Collegiate. The freshman has carded seven rounds of par or better in four tournaments.

THE VOLS' INDIVIDUAL
Lance Simpson
The redshirt freshman has captured three top-20 finishes and 11 rounds of par or better this season.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (rankings according to Golfstat)
No. 1 Vanderbilt, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 16 Mississippi State, No. 20 Ole Miss, No. 36 Cincinnati, No. 39 Liberty, No. 44 North Florida, No. 62 Furman, No. 66 Middle Tennessee State, No. 89 Charlotte, No. 119 Florida Atlantic, No. 125 Mercer, No. 128 Northern Illinois, No. 134 Wofford College, No. 149 Ball State

TEE TIMES
Round 1 – Monday, April, 10
Lance Simpson (Individual) – 11:12 a.m. ET (Hole 1)
Laurent Desmarchais – 11:23 a.m. ET (Hole 1)
Josh Hill – 11:34 a.m. ET (Hole 1)
Jake Hall – 11:45 a.m. ET (Hole 1)
Bryce Lewis – 11:56 a.m. ET (Hole 1)
Caleb Surratt – 12:07 p.m. ET (Hole 1)

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Players Mentioned

Laurent Desmarchais

Jake Hall

Josh Hill

Bryce Lewis

Lance Simpson

Caleb Surratt

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