HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Bellarmine University men's golf team is set to make their 2025-26 debut this Monday.
 
Event: Joe Feaganes Invitational
 
Host: Marshall
 
Dates: Monday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 9
 
Times: 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start both days
 
Course: Guyan Golf & Country Club
 
Location: Huntington, W.Va.
 
Schedule of Play: 3 rounds (36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday)
 
Par: 71
 
Yardage: 6,523
 
Course Rating: 71.3 (via BlueGolf.com)
 
Slope Rating: 126 (via BlueGolf.com)
 
Participants (15): Bellarmine, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Longwood, Marshall, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Ohio, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Radford, Robert Morris and Youngstown State.
 
Bellarmine Starters: Kash Albarado (senior), Luke Bischoff (senior), Ben Wulkopf (redshirt sophomore), Matthew Santini (redshirt senior) and Ben Davenport (sophomore) plus Landon Stillwell (freshman) as an individual.
 
About the Knights: Albarado averaged finishes of +4 and 76.0 strokes last season, with 17 of 22 competitive rounds (77.3 percent) counting towards the team score. He was 2nd on the team behind Bischoff with five rounds at or below par. Bischoff averaged finishes of +3 and 74.6 strokes in 22 rounds, each best on the team. Twenty of Bischoff's rounds (90.9 percent) counted towards the team score. Albarado and Bischoff each appeared in all nine Bellarmine events. Wulkopf appeared in eight events, averaging finishes of +4 and 75.8 strokes in 19 rounds. His best finish was at +2 and tied for 17th out of 83 at the Jewell Invitational, helping the Knights to a 4th-place finish out of 11 teams. Santini, additionally, tied for 36th in his collegiate debut at the Jewell. He fired a 70 in the first round, tying for the 6th-lowest round of the season by a Knight. Davenport was Bellarmine's top finisher and tied for 13th in a field of 64 at -2 in his collegiate debut at the Mesquite Desert Classic, marking one of three Knights finishes below par last season. Stillwell, out of Christian Academy of Indiana, will be making his collegiate debut.
 
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: In April, the Knights placed 11th at the ASUN Championship at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Ga., to wrap up the 2024-25 season. Santini paced the Knights at +1, tying for 35th in a field of 56. Santini posted the best round of his career and the Knights' best round of the event, a 68 (-4) on Thursday featuring five birdies. The 68 tied for the Knights' lowest round of the season. Bischoff finished one stroke behind Santini, tying for 37th. Bischoff holed 11 birdies for the team lead during the three-round event, one more than Santini.
 
Last Time at Event: At the fall 2023 edition of the Joe Feaganes at Guyan, Bischoff posted a final-round 67 (-4) to tie for 10th in a field of 76. The round remains tied for the second-best of his career, and his 209 overall remains the fourth-lowest 54-hole total by a Knight since 2007-08. Albarado posted a 66 (-5) in the first round for the best round by a Knight at the 2023 event and the lowest score of his career. As a team, Bellarmine placed 5th out of 12 teams. Their 278 in the second round remains the third-lowest round by a Bellarmine team since 2007-08.
 
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