Men’s Golf Ready for First Appearance in Big 12 Championship

ORLANDO - The UCF men’s golf team heads to Trinity, Texas, this weekend where the Knights will make their debut in the Big 12 Championship. The tournament will be held at the Whispering Pines Golf Club Monday, April 22 through Wednesday, April 24.

The teams will play 36 holes Monday followed by 18 holes on Tuesday and Wednesday. The format consists of four sets of threesomes and one twosome. Monday’s seedings were determined by the Clippd national rankings, while the seedings for the remainder of the championship are determined by the previous day’s standings.

UCF will tee off starting at 10:10 a.m. ET from hole No. 1 and No. 10 along with TCU. Fans can follow the action on Golfstat.com and Wednesday’s final round will include live coverage on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Ryan Burr and Suzy Whaley providing commentary.

Hans Risvaer, Chase Haygood, Egor Eroshenko, Cooper Tate and Gustav Andersson will represent the Knights at the program’s first Big 12 Championship.

“I’m excited for this week,” said UCF head coach Bryce Wallor. “We were a little slow out of the gate, but we’ve gotten better incrementally and have played well in our last few tournaments.”

The team with the lowest 72-hole score along with the top individual will be crowned champions. Additionally, the all-tournament team will consist of the top 10 individual finishers which include any ties.

Held at Whispering Pines for the second time in the past three seasons, the 7,434-yard course will play at a par 72 for the league’s 14 teams.

Big 12 men’s golf has been stellar throughout the season with three teams among the top 20 and six teams among the top 50 entering this week’s championship. Texas Tech leads the way for the league at No. 12, followed by No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 17 Texas, No. 27 Oklahoma State, No. 35 Baylor, No. 41 BYU and No. 49 Houston to round out the top 50 programs in the latest poll.

Set along the shores of Lake Livingston, Whispering Pines Golf Club rests on 450-acres of beautiful pine and hardwood forest. Opening in March 2000, Whispering Pines debuted as the third best new private course in the nation by Golf Digest. Since 2006, Whispering Pines has been ranked as the top course in Texas by the Dallas Morning News. 

Whispering Pines has also been recognized as the No. 11 overall Greatest Golf Retreat in America by Golf Digest and in 2009 became ranked as one of the top 100 Best Courses in America by Golf Magazine.

Monday’s Pairings
Round 1:
No. 1 tee
7:30 a.m. CT: No. 1 Texas Tech, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas
8:20 a.m. CT: No. 7 Houston, No. 8 West Virginia, No. 9 K-State
9:10 a.m. CT: No. 13 TCU and No. 14 UCF
 
No. 10 tee
7:30 a.m. CT: No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 BYU
8:20 a.m. CT: No. 10 Kansas, No. 11 Iowa State, No. 12 Cincinnati
9:10 a.m. CT: No. 13 TCU and No. 14 UCF
 
Round 2:
Pairings for the second round will remain the same but will switch starting tees
 
No. 1 tee
1:00 p.m. CT: No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 BYU
1:50 p.m. CT: No. 10 Kansas, No. 11 Iowa State, No. 12 Cincinnati
2:40 p.m. CT: No. 13 TCU and No. 14 UCF
 
No. 10 tee
1:00 p.m. CT: No. 1 Texas Tech, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas
1:50 p.m. CT: No. 7 Houston, No. 8 West Virginia, No. 9 K-State
2:40 p.m. CT: No. 13 TCU and No. 14 UCF