MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Bellarmine University men's golf team heads to the Volunteer State for their second event of the fall season.
 
Event: Grover Page Classic
 
Host: Tennessee-Martin
 
Dates: Monday, September 15 and Tuesday, September 16
 
Times: 8:15 a.m. CT shotgun start Monday, 8:45 a.m. CT shotgun start Tuesday
 
Course: The Links at Audubon
 
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
 
Schedule of Play: 3 rounds (36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday)
 
Par: 71
 
Yardage: 6,985
 
Course Rating: 73.4 (via BlueGolf.com)
 
Slope Rating: 125 (via BlueGolf.com)
 
Participants (14): Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bellarmine, Belmont, Central Arkansas, Eastern Illinois, East Texas A&M, Murray State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Southern Indiana, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee Tech
 
Bellarmine Starters: Ben Davenport (sophomore), Matthew Santini (redshirt senior), Ben Wulkopf (sophomore), Luke Bischoff (senior) and Kash Albarado (senior) plus Riley Jude Bender (senior) as an individual.
 
About the Knights: Davenport was Bellarmine's top finisher this past week at the Joe Feaganes Invitational, finishing at a career-best -3. Santini finished in the top half of the field at the Feaganes, tying for 39th out of 93 at +1. His 68 in the second round matched his career best. Wulkopf posted a 69 at the Feaganes to set a new career best. This will be Bischoff's 33rd consecutive event started. Albarado fired one round at even-par at the Feaganes. Bender will be making his 2025-26 debut. He appeared in two team events as an individual and competed in one match play event last year.
 
Live Scoring: via Clippd
 
About the Course: "The course at Guyan Golf and Country Club is a masterpiece for those that play it and those that tour it. Nestled in a river valley in the eastern side of Huntington, W.Va., the course and the challenge it provides have always been a centerpiece of our region. The golf course architect at Guyan Golf & Country Club was Mr. Herbert Strong. One of the most sought-after course designers of the 1920s – Strong was often referred to as "well known" or "internationally famous" Herbert Strong. Mr. Herbert Strong completed the golf course in 1922 on the land formerly known as the Ensign Farm. […] Today, the course is well known to be one that requires the player to have all facets of the game at the ready. The placement of the ball is critical and the ability to create shots is a true advantage. Quick, firm greens require the deftest touch from those that play Guyan." –Course website, GuyanGolfAndCountryClub.com
 
Last Time Out: The Knights placed 12th out of 15 teams this past Monday and Tuesday at the Joe Feaganes Invitational at Guyan Golf & Country Club in Huntington, W.Va. Bellarmine set a program record for a single-round team score on a par-71 course with a 276 in the second round.
 
Last Time at Event: Bellarmine placed 2nd in a field of 16 at the fall 2022 edition of the Grover Page Classic at Jackson Country Club in Jackson, Tenn. Four of the Knights' five starters finished in the top-20 of the 96-player field, led by Jensen Klondike in 4th place at -7. In just his second collegiate event, Bischoff tied for 20^th at +1, an effort that included a 68 in the second round to match Klondike for the Knights' low score of the event. The team's 280 in the second round remains tied for the fourth-best round by Bellarmine since 2007-08 and the 856 overall is the fourth-best team score for a 54-hole event in the same period.
 
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