AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 10 Auburn men's golf team is set to host the annual Tiger Invitational, March 8-10. The event will take place at the par-72, 7,289-yard Grand National Lake Course.
The Tiger Invitational is free to attend and open to the public. Grand National hosted a PGA Tour event from 2015-17.
"We're excited about playing in our home tournament this week," head coach Nick Clinard said. "It's an opportunity to play in front of our fans. Anytime you can do that, it's great for the program. The guys are playing great from top to bottom and I expect us to play well. The team has worked very hard."
Auburn, which will field two teams, is joined on the course by Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Mercer, Morehead State, North Alabama, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Toledo, ULM and Western Kentucky.
Ten players will compete for the Tigers. Graysen Huff, Andrew Kozan, Brandon Mancheno, Wells Padgett and Jovan Rebula make up Auburn's lineup. The Tigers will begin off the No. 1 tee in a group with James Madison and Kentucky at 9 a.m. CT.
Austin Coggin, C.J. Easley, Reagan Harrell, Jake Milanowski and Alex Vogelsong will take part as individuals. The individuals will tee off in groups of three, starting at 8:45 a.m. CT.
Auburn recently captured its second tournament title at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate two weeks ago. The Tigers placed five inside the top 15, highlighted by Huff, who earned a second-place finish and was named the Southeastern Conference's golfer of the week.