NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to compete in the 2019 Golfweek Conference Challenge.
Event: Golfweek Conference Challenge
When: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Sept. 15-17 (Hosted by University of Iowa)
Where: Donald Ross Course at Cedar Rapids Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,112
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
Format: 54-hole play, 18 holes each day. 9:30 a.m. (CT) split tee times off #1 and #10 Sunday and Monday; 9:00 a.m. (CT) shotgun start Tuesday
Competing Teams: Arkansas State, Ball State, Campbell, Dayton, Drexel, Furman, Iowa, Jacksonville State, Kansas State, Loyola Marymount, Marshall, Oakland, Sacramento State, San Jose State, UMKC
Redbird Lineup: David Perkins, Joel Durnford, Daniel Anfield, Felix van Dijk, Joseph Hodgson, Andrew O'Briend (Individual)
Quote from Coach Ray Kralis: "We took a number of positives and also learned some things from our first outing, and we're a confident group heading into this weekend. The field will be very strong, and the course has an outstanding reputation. We're excited to get after it again."
About the Course: The course was established in 1904 and designed by Donald Ross in 1915.
Last Time Out: The Redbirds placed fourth out of 16 teams at the Badger Invitational last week. Leading the squad was senior David Perkins, who shot seven strokes under par and tied for sixth individually out of 96 golfers.
Next Time Out: The squad returns to competition Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 when they compete in the Bearcat Invitational.
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