Men's Golf Central: Cabo Collegiate

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - The Tennessee men's golf team is set to tee off outside the mainland United States for the second time this spring, taking part in the Cabo Collegiate, hosted by Arkansas.

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

Last time out, UT posted a 19-under showing at the Puerto Rico Classic where they finished in eighth place.

Josh Hill led the squad in Puerto Rico with a 10-under performance to tie for sixth place as Lance Simpson finished inside the top 25.

This year marks the Vols' fifth trip to Cabo in program history, and their fourth under head coach Brennan Webb.

THE VOLS' LINEUP
Lance Simpson
The redshirt junior enters this contest with a team-leading 70.20 season stroke average. SImpson, who was named to the Ben Hogan Award Watchlist in January, has already recorded three top-five finishes this year. In his last outing, Simpson tied for 22nd at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 54-hole total of five-under.

Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais is set to make his first lineup appearance of the season after competing in five tournaments individually. The senior started his spring campaign on a strong note, notching an eighth-place finish after shooting 2-under at The Stono.

Jackson Herrington
Herrington opened the spring with a 3-under showing at the Puerto Rico Classic in which he shot three rounds of par or lower. The freshman enters the Cabo Collegiate with a 72.33 scoring average.

Josh Hill
Hill is coming off a career-best 10-under performance in the Vols' first team tournament of the spring in Puerto Rico. Additionally, the junior has tied for sixth in his past two outings while shooting 13-under across those tournaments.

Evan Woosley-Reed Woosley-Reed has competed in all five tournaments this year. His best performance came at the Valero Texas Collegiate in the fall, where he earned a top-five finish with a score of six-under overall.

THE VOLS' INDIVIDUAL
Pearce Lewin
Lewin opened the spring with a 12th-place showing at The Stono where he shot 1-over in total and currently holds a pair of top-25 finishes this season.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (rankings according to Scoreboard (Clippd))
No. 1 Ole Miss, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 17 Arizona, No. 19 Texas Tech, No. 21 Florida State, No. 29 Tennessee, No. 49 Houston, No. 51 Stanford, No. 63 California, No. 70 Arkansas, No. 76 Rice, No. 94 Baylor

COURSE INFORMATION
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Twin Dolphin Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,156 yards

TEE TIMES
Round One - Sunday, March 2
10:30am ET shotgun start.

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Players Mentioned

Laurent Desmarchais

Jackson Herrington

Josh Hill

Pearce Lewin

Lance Simpson

Evan Woosley-Reed

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