Eastern Illinois men's and women's golf programs will be in action this week as the Panther women travel to Purdue Fort Wayne and men will play at Arkansas State. Both teams will play on Monday and Tuesday in their respective tournaments.
The EIU women will be playing their second tournament of the spring season. EIU opened the spring with an 11th place finish at the SIU Saluki Invite.
Daphne Chang was the top EIU finisher in the event as she tied for 8th with a 36-hole total of 156. Chang was named the OVC Women's Golfer of the Week for her performance.
For the season Chang holds a stroke average of 78.42 to lead the Panthers. Freshman
Monique Peterson and senior
Katlyn Hasprey rank second and third on the team in stroke average.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Spring Invite is scheduled for 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. The event is slated to be played at the Par 72 Pine Valley Country Club with Brookwood Golf Club serving as a back-up course should it be needed based on heavy rain over the weekend. The tournament field includes teams from Purdue Fort Wayne, Eastern Illinois, Green Bay and Detroit Mercy.
The EIU men will be playing their third tournament of the spring season but first since spring break on the EIU campus. The Panthers were sixth in their last outing at the Butler Benbow Invite in Jacksonville, Fla.
Marcello Verdolin has been the Panthers top player to open the spring finishing in a tie for fifth at the Butler event with a 36-hole total of 148. Verdolin tied with
Pierce Allord as EIU's top golfer in their first tournament of the spring season hosted by Bethune-Cookman.
Romeo Perez has been the Panthers top golfer over the course the entire season with a stroke average of 77.13. He is followed by
Charlie Adare, Verdolin and Allord all with stroke averages in the 77 and 78 range.
The Arkansas State Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate is scheduled for 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. The event is slated to be played on Par 72, 6,565 yard RidgePointe Country Club. The field includes host Arkansas State which is ranked No. 29 by Golfstat, Louisiana Monroe, Jacksonville State, Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky, SIUE, Omaha, UT Martin, Southeastern Louisiana, Evansville and Eastern Illinois.
