Monday, April 11
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GOLF | Gaels Off to Virginia for Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
4/10/2022 8:23:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Saint Mary's Golf will travel east to participate in the Lewis Chitengwa Invitational at the Birdwood Golf Course hosted by University of Virginia.
THE LINEUP
The Gaels lineup for the team score this week will be: Kristian Bressum, Dylan VanderVeer, Michael Slesinski, Connor Reis, and Mitchell Hoey. Ryan Hartanto will compete as an individual.
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's finished 20th of 28 teams at the The Goodwin hosted by Stanford. Freshman Kristian Bressum led the Gaels with a total score of 211 over the three rounds and was 8-under on par fives, second best of the 147 golfers at the tournament.
Michael Slesinski remained 1-under on par threes and finished with a 215 overall, freshman Connor Reis shot a 216, and Dylan VanderVeer and Ryan Hartanto finished at 218 strokes.
Tournament Quick Facts
Tournament Name: Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Golf Tournament
Host: University of Virginia
Course: Birdwood Golf Course
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,058
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Dates: April 11-12
Holes: 54
Host website: www.virginiasports.com
Results
Live Scoring: Golfstat (www.golfstat.com)
Tournament Schedule
Sunday, April 10
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Practice Rounds begin off hole No. 1
5 p.m. Coaches Meeting – Dean Golf Performance Center
Monday, April 11
7 a.m. Driving Range Opens
8:45 a.m. Shotgun start (36 holes of continuous play)
Tuesday, April 12
7 a.m. Driving Range Opens
8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Fixed Tee Times (1st and 10th tees)
2:45 p.m. (approx.) Awards Ceremony
Tournament Field
Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Kentucky, Liberty, Loyola (Md.), Maryland, North Florida, St. Mary's, Tennessee, Texas State, Virginia and Virginia Tech
About Lewis Chitengwa
Lewis Chitengwa was a two-time All-American at Virginia (1995, 1996) and earned All-ACC honors in 1995 when he was named the league's rookie of the year. He finished seventh at the 1996 NCAA Championships, at the time the best finish by a UVA performer in 50 years. During his four-year career he won two tournaments and recorded 17 top-10 finishes. Chitengwa turned professional in 1998 and played on the Tear Drop, Buy.com and Canadian Tours in addition to competing at the PGA's St. Jude Memphis Classic. At the age of 26, he passed away as a result of meningitis. At the time, he was competing in the Canadian Tour's Edmonton Open. In 2015, he was recognized posthumously for his immense contribution to golf by being inducted into Mercedes-Benz Southern African Golf Hall of Fame. The tournament mark's UVA's first men's home event since the final Cavalier Classic was played at Birdwood in April of 2011.
About Birdwood Golf Course
Set against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Birdwood Golf Course originally opened in 1984 and was designed by Lindsay Ervin. In 2018 the course underwent a 20-month renovation led by legendary PGA Professional Davis Love III and Love Golf Design. When it reopened in July of 2020, only five holes remain relatively similar to the original course, sharing the same corridors, direction and par as their predecessors. The new course now extends into a previously unused 50 acres of the property. The redesigned Birdwood has drawn rave reviews. Golf Digest ranked it the No. 3 new course in 2021, Golf.com ranked it the No. 7 course in Virginia and GolfLink listed it as the ninth best college course.
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