ORLANDO – For the fourth consecutive year, the UCF men’s golf team will compete in The Hayt hosted by North Florida in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, at Sawgrass Country Club this weekend from Saturday, March 9 to Monday, March 11.
The 54-hole event will feature 18 holes of play each day. The teams will have split tee times throughout the tournament with UCF’s first tee time at 8:40 a.m. Saturday morning. Fans can follow the action on GolfStat.com.
UCF’s lineup was made by a coach’s selection for each spot in the lineup. The decision was based off the totality of each player’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, UCF tournament play, UCF practice evaluation rounds, daily team range practice, team workouts, attitude, academic standing, and overall effort/results.
Egor Eroshenko, Chase Haygood, Hans Risvaer, Gustav Anderson, and Cooper Tate will represent the Knights at The Hayt, while Marc Keller will compete as an individual.
The Knights will face a very challenging field that features five teams ranked among the top 25 of the latest Clippd Rankings, including the nation’s top-ranked team North Carolina. Virginia is ranked No. 13, while No. 21 Alabama, No. 23 Duke and No. 25 North Florida round out the group among the country’s top 25 and Ohio State is one spot shy at No. 26. South Florida, ranked No. 40, Louisville checks in at No. 51, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Jacksonville, Liberty and UTSA join UCF in the field.