Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – After a one week delay, the Virginia Tech men's golf team will open its 2019-20 regular season on Monday, as it competes in the VCU Invitational. The two day tournament will be played Monday and Tuesday at the Country Club of Virginia's Tuckahoe Creek Course in Richmond, Virginia. The Hokies were originally scheduled to compete in the Battle at Briar's Creek in Charleston, South Carolina earlier this week, but the tournament was canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Dorian.
The tournament will mark the head coaching debut of Brian Sharp. The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Famer and long-time program assistant and associate head coach takes over the reins of the program this season following the retirement of Jay Hardwick.
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VCU Invitational
Sept. 16-17
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VCU INVITATIONAL
An annual stop on the Hokies' schedule, Tech has won this event four times since 2012, including the 2016 title. The Tuckahoe Creek Course is a par 72, 6,927-yard layout designed by Joseph Lee and is the newest of the three CCV courses, opening in 1988. Last year's event was canceled due to inclement weather. Tech finished second in the 2017 event, with Connor Burgess tying for second individually.
The players competing for the Hokies are:
Starting Lineup: Mark Lawrence Jr., redshirt senior, Richmond, Virginia; Connor Burgess, junior, Lynchburg, Virginia; Slade Pickering, junior, North West, South Africa, Bradley de Beer, sophomore, Western Cape, South Africa and Daniel Azallion, freshman, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Individuals: Tom Crow, senior, Virginia Beach, Virginia and Cameron Moore, sophomore, Richmond, Virginia.