Monday, April 10
Charlottesville, VA
Saint Mary's College of California
at
1st and 2nd Rounds
Photo by: Derrick Tuskan
GOLF | Gaels Head to Virginia for Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
4/9/2023 6:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Saint Mary's Golf Team will compete in the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial hosted by the University of Virginia April 10-11. It will take place at the 7,116-yard, par-71 Birdwood Golf Course.
THE FIELD
The Gaels will be competing against Arkansas, Auburn, East Carolina, Florida State, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Loyola (Md.), Northwestern, Texas State, UNCW, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's Golfers Kristian Bressum and Mitchell Hoey both rocketed up the leaderboard with 72s in the final round of the Wyoming Cowboy Classic.
Bressum finished at 219 strokes over three rounds on the par-three course to get to 29th of 115 golfers. Hoey was right behind him at 220 strokes after a 69 in round one but a 79 in round two. Hoey was even on par threes while Bressum was 1-under on par fours and finished 14 birdies. The Gaels as a team remained in 15th of 21 teams in round three while being the sixth-best team on par threes for the tournament at 11-over.
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.
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.
GAELS TEE TIME
9:45 A.M.
Mitchell Hoey – Hole 12
Connor Reis – 13A
Kristian Bressum – Hole 13B
Ethan Ashbrook – 14
Aiden Lee – 15B
Fans can follow the live scoring by clicking here.
THE FIELD
The Gaels will be competing against Arkansas, Auburn, East Carolina, Florida State, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Loyola (Md.), Northwestern, Texas State, UNCW, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's Golfers Kristian Bressum and Mitchell Hoey both rocketed up the leaderboard with 72s in the final round of the Wyoming Cowboy Classic.
Bressum finished at 219 strokes over three rounds on the par-three course to get to 29th of 115 golfers. Hoey was right behind him at 220 strokes after a 69 in round one but a 79 in round two. Hoey was even on par threes while Bressum was 1-under on par fours and finished 14 birdies. The Gaels as a team remained in 15th of 21 teams in round three while being the sixth-best team on par threes for the tournament at 11-over.
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.
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.
GAELS TEE TIME
9:45 A.M.
Mitchell Hoey – Hole 12
Connor Reis – 13A
Kristian Bressum – Hole 13B
Ethan Ashbrook – 14
Aiden Lee – 15B
Fans can follow the live scoring by clicking here.
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