AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 14 Auburn men's golf team is set for its third tournament of the 2018-19 season when it travels to Vestavia Hills, Ala. for the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Oct. 8-9.
"The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate is an outstanding event played on a wonderful golf course in our home state," head coach Nick Clinard said. "We have had some success there and look forward to the opportunity to compete. The guys are playing well, so it should be fun to watch."
The Tigers, who have racked up seven consecutive top-five finishes at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, are one of 12 teams slated to compete this week at Old Overton Club - a par-70, 7,209-yard course.
Auburn is joined on the links by No. 3 Alabama, No. 18 UNLV, No. 19 Arkansas, Air Force, Army, BYU, Charlotte, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Samford and UAB.
The Tigers' lineup for the week consists of Trace Crowe, Ryan Knop, Brandon Mancheno, Jovan Rebula and Jacob Solomon.
Crowe is making his first appearance of the season at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. The senior was a PING All-Southeast Region selection after averaging 71.43 strokes per round - the 12th-lowest average in single-season program history.
Rebula and Mancheno lead Auburn in average strokes per round at 67.33 and 69.67, respectively. The duo has combined for seven rounds below par in the early portion of the 2018-19 season.
Knop has the top finish for the Tigers through tournaments after placing in a tie for fourth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate. Solomon has been consistent in the lineup with back-to-back performances of 2-under in the opening two tournaments of the campaign.
Auburn is paired with Arkansas and UNLV for the first round of the annual tournament off the No. 1 tee box, beginning at 8:20 a.m. CT. Live scoring is available on Golfstat.com.
No. 14 Tigers set for Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
