Tech men ready to start spring golf schedule - Cookeville Herald Citizen

TTU — As spring creeps ever closer, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team is making its final preparations for the second half of its 2019-20 season. The spring schedule provides five challenges for the Golden Eagles, each of which should seem familiar to the veteran members of the squad.

After skipping the event last year, Tech makes its way back to the Bash at the Beach March 9-10 at the Surf Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

"There are a few changes to the spring schedule this year from past seasons," Tech head coach Polk Brown said. "We're going back to Myrtle Beach for the first event of the spring. It's been a couple of years since we've been there and we're looking forward to going back. It's an old golf course, but a great golf course. To be able to start the semester somewhere, hopefully, a little warmer will be a great way to get things going for the guys."

Tech will host the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club, the team's eighth year honoring the late Hall of Fame coach. Teams will once again compete on the River Course, this year from Mar. 15-17.

The Golden Eagles will travel to Spartanburg, S.C., for the Wofford Intercollegiate, April 6-7 at the Country Club of Spartanburg.

Tech will then look to defend its crown at Tennessee State's annual Big Blue Intercollegiate at The Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory April 13-14.

Tech will wrap up the spring at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships April 26-29 at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, in Muscle Shoals, Ala. This year, however, will feature a new twist.

If weather permits, the top four teams will engage in match play on the final day of the tournament. The top team will play four and two will play three in semifinal matches in the morning and the final match will take place in the afternoon.