ORLANDO - The UCF men's golf team will look to defend its title as the Knights gear up to host the 2021 Isleworth Collegiate in Windermere, Florida, taking place from Oct. 17-19.
Played at Isleworth Golf & Country Club, the course plays at a par 72 and is 7,544 yards. Each day of the collegiate will consist of one 18-hole round, beginning on Sunday and wrapping upon Tuesday. Fans can follow along with live stats on golfstat.com here.
UCF head coach Bryce Wallor will run out a lineup consisting of Johnny Travale, Luis Carrera, Teddy Tetak, Egor Eroshenko and Markus Braadlie. Clement Charmasson will play as an individual.
The Knights will welcome some of the top programs in the nation to the Isleworth Collegiate. The full list of participants includes #2 Arizona State, 21 Auburn, #23 Louisiana State, Illinois, SMU, Florida, North Florida, West Virginia, UCF, South Carolina, California, Minnesota, Coastal Carolina and Augusta.
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— UCF Men's Golf (@UCF_MGolf) October 16, 2021
UCF is the defending champions at the Isleworth Collegiate (formerly the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational) as the Knights won the event back in 2019 with an 844(-20) total. The Knights' 54-hole total was 14 shots lower than the next best school, LSU, who shot 858(-6) in the three rounds of play. UCF's victory also came at the expense of some of the top ranked programs in the nation, including then No. 4 Texas Tech, No. 7 Arizona State and No. 18 Texas.
Then sophomore Johnny Travale led the charge for the Knights, earning the top individual spot at the tournament with a 204(-12) total, beating out 74 of some of the best collegiate golfers in the world. His 204-shot total is the fifth best 54-hole mark in program history.
Travale is off to a hot start again in 2021. The Hamilton, Ontario, Canada native is coming off a week that saw him finish first overall at the Carolina Collegiate Invitational with a 7-under 209 score. With the win, Travale earned an automatic exemption to play in the BMW Charity Pro-Am, part of the Korn Ferry TOUR, from June 9-12, 2022. The win was Travale's second straight as he also placed first overall at the Hartford Hawks Invitational back in September after shooting 205(-11). Travale has three career wins in total.
The Knights are only two tournaments removed from a first place overall finish as a team. On Sept. 21, for the fourth straight year, the Knights were crowned champions at the Hartford Hawks Invitational after beating out the next best team by 35 strokes.
THE ISLEWORTH COLLEGIATE
Recognized as the premier collegiate golf tournament in the country, the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, hosted by UCF and West Virginia University, features 14 of the nation's top college golf programs. Founded in 2003, the collegiate is known as college golf's major championship, played at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Florida, on one of the most prestigious courses and communities in the world.
QUALIFYING INFORMATION
1. Johnny Travale will play in the one spot at the Isleworth Collegiate Inviational after winning the Carolina Collegiate Invitational.
2. Luis Carrera will play in the two spot at the Isleworth Collegiate Inviational after coming in second as the Carolina Collegiate Invitational. The top 10 finish earned him an exemption into this event.
3. Teddy Tetak will play in the three spot at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational as a result of winning the one day qualifier with a score of -3
4. Egor Eroshenko will play in the four spot at the ICI as a result of coming in second in the one day qualifier with a score of -1
5. Markus Braadlie will play in the five spot at the ICI as a coaches' pick due to his third place finish at the Carolina Collegiate Invitational while competing as an individual
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