Men's Golf Heads to Wexford Plantation for 2019 Spring Opener

Monday, February 25

Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Wexford Plantation)

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Bucknell University

Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Men's Golf Heads to Wexford Plantation for 2019 Spring Opener

2/23/2019 5:05:00 PM | Men's Golf

What: 2019 Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, hosted by Francis Marion
When: Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 25-26 (54 holes), 8:30 a.m. shotgun starts
Where: Par-72, 6,913-yard Arnold Palmer Signature Course at Wexford Plantation, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
The Field: 18 teams (Bucknell, Charleston Southern, Cleveland State, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Dayton, Francis Marion, Furman, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Memphis, Presbyterian, Radford, Temple, USC Aiken, Winthrop, Wofford)

Live Stats: GolfStat.com

About the Bison

Bucknell makes its spring debut next week after a solid fall season that positioned the Bison to be considered among the favorites for a Patriot League title. Bucknell posted a victory at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenege in September, and they also had top-four finishes in tournaments hosted by Cornell, Bucknell and Lehigh.
Connor O'Brien (73.1), J.P. Raftery (73.2), Chris Tanabe (73.4) and Peter Bradbeer (74.1) all posted sub-75 averages in the fall, with Bucknell averaging 294.1 as a team in 15 rounds. The low mark was a 7-under 281 in the final round at Quechee Club, which was a school for low round in relation to par. Raftery shot 68, and Tanabe and O'Brien both had 69 that day. O'Brien tied for the individual lead before falling on the first playoff hole.
Raftery, a two-time Patriot League runner-up and three-time all-league performer, had three top-20 finishes in the fall, including fourth at the Bucknell Invitational (68-71).
Three freshman saw action in the fall, with Jason Lohwater leading that group with a 75.2 average. Lohwater's low round was a 67 to open the Bucknell Invitational. Carter Cook averaged 76.0.
This week, coach Michael Binney will send out Raftery, Bradbeer, Tanabe, Cook and Lohwater. .

Bucknell at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

This is the 14th Annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, but it is Bucknell's first appearance in the event.
TCU edged Georgia by one stroke to claim the 2018 title with a 54-hole tally of 11-under-par 853. The Horned Frogs were led by medalist Stefano Mazzoli, whose 10-under-par 206 included a course-record seven-under 65 in the final round.

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