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Friday, September 6
Loudon, Tenn.
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Visit Knoxville Collegiate - Round 1
Men’s Golf Central: Visit Knoxville Collegiate
September 05, 2024 | Men's Golf
LOUDON, Tenn. – The 6th-ranked Tennessee men's golf team is set to open its fall season at home this weekend, competing in the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
The Vols are set to play three total rounds—teeing off with 18 holes on Friday, followed by 18 holes apiece on Saturday and Sunday.
The event, which is in its second year of existence, is set to be played at the par-70, 7,280-yard Tennessee National Golf Club. The Greg Norman-designed course sits along the Tennessee Ricer and offers a long and challenging layout.
According to Golfweek's preseason rankings, Tennessee is the highest-rated team in the field.
Tennessee won last year's inaugural Visit Knoxville Collegiate with a 25-under overall score with five players finishing inside the top 25.
The Vols are coming off a 2023-24 season in which they won a program-record-tying three tournament titles and posted the school's first top-10 NCAA Championships finish since 1981.
THE VOLS' LINEUP
Lance Simpson
Simpson, who heated up at the end of last season, is coming off a summer in which he posted a pair of consecutive top-five finishes at the Northeast Amateur and Southern Amateur and current is ranked 88th in the world. Following his strong summer showing, Simpson was named to Golf Channel's Preseason All-America list as an honorable mention.
Bruce Murphy
Murphy is coming off a 2023-24 campaign in which he earned All-SEC Freshman team honors, registed an inidvidual win at the Wolfpack Invitational and posted four top-25 finishes.
Jackson Herrington
Herrington, who enters his first season on Rocky Top, was named a preseason third team All-America selection by Golfweek and Golf Channel. The Dickson, Tennessee, native is coming off a strong summer campaign in which he became the youngest Tennessee State Open winner, advanced to the Sweet 16 at the Western Amateur and made it to the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur.
Evan Woosley-Reed
Woosley-Reed was named an All-America Honorable Mention following the 2023-24 season. The Shelbyville, Tennessee, native was a consistent force for the Vols last year, logging seven top-10 finishes along with a 70.61 scoring average.
Josh Hill
Hill posted a pair of top-10 finishes and three top-25 finishes last season. The Dubai, United Emirates, native also registered three top-25 finishes this summer, including a seventh-place showing at the St. Andrews Links Trophy.
THE VOLS' INDIVIDUALS
Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais posted a 72.06 season scoring average last year along with four top-25 finishes.
Kai Komulainen
The freshman from the Land Down Under logged a second-place finish at the Scottish Men's Amateur this summer.
Pearce Lewin
The Cape Town, South Africa, native is also entering his first season with the Vols. Lewin most recently cometed in the Toyota World Junior Cup where he notched a top-20 showing.
Jean-Phillipe Parr
Parr enters his second season with UT and is coming off a season wehre he posted two top-10 finishes.
Christian Pardue
Pardue capped off his junior golf career with a trip to the U.S. Junior Amateur this summer and also registered a top-20 showing in the Tennessee State Amateur at Tennessee National.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (rankings according to Golfweek's Preseason Rankings)
No. 6 Tennessee, No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 13 Georgia Tech, No. 27 LSU, No. 28 Mississippi State ,No. 29 ETSU, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, College of Charleston, Indiana, USF, UNF, South Carolina, Charlotte, Penn State
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Josh Hill – 12:00 p.m. ET
Bruce Murphy – 12:10 p.m. ET
Evan Woosley Reed – 12:20 p.m. ET
Jackson Herrington – 12:30 p.m. ET
Lance Simpson – 12:40 p.m. ET
Kai Komulainen – 1:00 p.m. ET (I)
Pearce Lewin – 1:10 p.m. ET (I)
Laurent Desmarchais – 1:20 p.m. ET (I)
Jean-Phillipe Parr – 1:30 p.m. ET (I)
Christian Pardue – 1:30 p.m. ET (I)
The Vols are set to play three total rounds—teeing off with 18 holes on Friday, followed by 18 holes apiece on Saturday and Sunday.
The event, which is in its second year of existence, is set to be played at the par-70, 7,280-yard Tennessee National Golf Club. The Greg Norman-designed course sits along the Tennessee Ricer and offers a long and challenging layout.
According to Golfweek's preseason rankings, Tennessee is the highest-rated team in the field.
Tennessee won last year's inaugural Visit Knoxville Collegiate with a 25-under overall score with five players finishing inside the top 25.
The Vols are coming off a 2023-24 season in which they won a program-record-tying three tournament titles and posted the school's first top-10 NCAA Championships finish since 1981.
THE VOLS' LINEUP
Lance Simpson
Simpson, who heated up at the end of last season, is coming off a summer in which he posted a pair of consecutive top-five finishes at the Northeast Amateur and Southern Amateur and current is ranked 88th in the world. Following his strong summer showing, Simpson was named to Golf Channel's Preseason All-America list as an honorable mention.
Bruce Murphy
Murphy is coming off a 2023-24 campaign in which he earned All-SEC Freshman team honors, registed an inidvidual win at the Wolfpack Invitational and posted four top-25 finishes.
Jackson Herrington
Herrington, who enters his first season on Rocky Top, was named a preseason third team All-America selection by Golfweek and Golf Channel. The Dickson, Tennessee, native is coming off a strong summer campaign in which he became the youngest Tennessee State Open winner, advanced to the Sweet 16 at the Western Amateur and made it to the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur.
Evan Woosley-Reed
Woosley-Reed was named an All-America Honorable Mention following the 2023-24 season. The Shelbyville, Tennessee, native was a consistent force for the Vols last year, logging seven top-10 finishes along with a 70.61 scoring average.
Josh Hill
Hill posted a pair of top-10 finishes and three top-25 finishes last season. The Dubai, United Emirates, native also registered three top-25 finishes this summer, including a seventh-place showing at the St. Andrews Links Trophy.
THE VOLS' INDIVIDUALS
Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais posted a 72.06 season scoring average last year along with four top-25 finishes.
Kai Komulainen
The freshman from the Land Down Under logged a second-place finish at the Scottish Men's Amateur this summer.
Pearce Lewin
The Cape Town, South Africa, native is also entering his first season with the Vols. Lewin most recently cometed in the Toyota World Junior Cup where he notched a top-20 showing.
Jean-Phillipe Parr
Parr enters his second season with UT and is coming off a season wehre he posted two top-10 finishes.
Christian Pardue
Pardue capped off his junior golf career with a trip to the U.S. Junior Amateur this summer and also registered a top-20 showing in the Tennessee State Amateur at Tennessee National.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (rankings according to Golfweek's Preseason Rankings)
No. 6 Tennessee, No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 13 Georgia Tech, No. 27 LSU, No. 28 Mississippi State ,No. 29 ETSU, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, College of Charleston, Indiana, USF, UNF, South Carolina, Charlotte, Penn State
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Josh Hill – 12:00 p.m. ET
Bruce Murphy – 12:10 p.m. ET
Evan Woosley Reed – 12:20 p.m. ET
Jackson Herrington – 12:30 p.m. ET
Lance Simpson – 12:40 p.m. ET
Kai Komulainen – 1:00 p.m. ET (I)
Pearce Lewin – 1:10 p.m. ET (I)
Laurent Desmarchais – 1:20 p.m. ET (I)
Jean-Phillipe Parr – 1:30 p.m. ET (I)
Christian Pardue – 1:30 p.m. ET (I)
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