UCF Men’s Golf Travels to Arkansas for Blessings Collegiate Invitational

ORLANDO – After opening the season with a team and individual title at the Hartford Hawks Invitational, the UCF men's golf team will compete in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas, Monday, Oct. 3 through Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the Blessings Golf Club.

Tournament play, which features 11 men's and women's teams in the mixed event, features 54 holes of stroke play with 18 holes played each day. Fans can follow the action on Golf Channel with coverage of each round available from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET each day.

Live scoring is also available on Golf Stat by clicking here.

The Knights will tee off on hole one starting at 10:15 a.m. Monday morning on the par-72, 7,700-yard course.

UCF will face a tough field at the event, as six of the 11 teams competing in the invitational are ranked in the latest Golfweek Rankings including No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 26 Arkansas, No. 30 Ole Miss, No. 36 Louisville, No. 38 Mississippi State and No. 45 Clemson.

In its third year of existence, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational has become one of the nation's best collegiate golf tournaments. As a mixed event, men's and women's golf programs from 11 of the country's top golf programs are featured in the field. At Blessings, the teams play in fivesomes, presenting a unique opportunity for the coaches and fans to watch every shot from every hole.

Blessings Golf Club was developed with the vision of being a club of comfort to its members and their guests by providing a superior golfing experience designed to test championship golfers on every shot. The Club is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is the home to the University of Arkansas Men's and Women's Golf Teams.

The impeccably maintained course stretches more than 7,900 yards from the back tees and plays through two distinct landforms-the Clear Creek floodplain and a plateau that rises to 65 feet above the floodplain where it's bisected by a series of ravines. Both the outward and inward nines climb up and down between the two topographies, creating drama and variety on each hole.

The course was originally designed by architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. with a redesign recently completed by noted architect Kyle Phillips.

The Blessings Golf Club has served as the host for the NCAA Championships previously, most recently in 2019.

UCF will compete in the tournament for the first time in the three-year existence of the invitational.

With the second official qualifier in the books, the Knights will roll out their same lineup from the season opener that consists of Luis Carrera, Egor Eroshenko, Markus Braadlie, Juan Camilo Vesga and Johnny Travale.
 
In its last outing, UCF men's golf won the team title at the Hartford Hawks Invitational for the fifth consecutive year with a team score of 829 (-35) and Carrera claimed the individual crown with a score of 200 (-16) at the Bull's Bridge Golf Club on Sept. 20.

UCF fired its lowest round in program history in the second round of the event with a score of 266 (-22) to eclipse the previous mark of 268 (-20) achieved at the FAU Invitational in 2019. The Knights' three-round total tied for the best ever at the event, while also tying as second lowest 54-hole mark in program history.

Below is the qualifying information for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.

Qualifying Information

1. Luis Carrera qualified for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational by virtue of winning the 2022 Hartford Hawks Invitational.
2. Johnny Travale qualified for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational by finishing in the top seven at the Hartford Hawks Invitational, tying for second place.
3. Egor Eroshenko received a coach's selection for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational by finishing second in the seven-round qualifier with a score of +8.
4. Juan Camilo Vesga received a coach's selection for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational by finishing tied for third in the seven-round qualifier with a score of +10.
5. Markus Braadlie received a coach's selection for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational by finishing tied for third in the seven-round qualifier with a score of +10.