PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (March 30, 2025) – The University of North Alabama men's golf team heads to Pawleys Island, S.C. starting March 31 for the Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Invite at True Blue Golf Resort. This is the final tournament in March and one of two final tournaments before the ASUN Championship.
Tournament Information
Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Invite hosted by Golfweek
True Blue Golf Resort
Pawleys Island, S.C.
18 Holes on Monday, March 31
18 Holes on Tuesday, April 1
18 Holes on Wednesday, April 2
Live Stats
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LAST TIME OUT: The University of North Alabama men's golf team finished the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday at the Silverado Resort (North) in Napa, Calif. in ninth place. The Lions finished 16-over as a team. Junior Xing Luo finished tied for second with a one-under final day for a 208-stroke score. This score ties the third-best of his career which came in the 2024 Turtle Point Invite. Luo led all players with 16 birdies for the tournament and was first in par-4s at eight-under for the three rounds.
THE BREAKDOWN: Golfweek is hosting the tournament that will see 16 teams in the tournament. The three days will follow a double tee time start. The course is a par 72 and spans 6,971 yards.
THE FIELD: A total of 16 teams will participate in this tournament. There are a mixture of teams in this one, the most notable being ASUN foe West Georgia and in-state rival Jacksonville State. Big names such as UConn, Xavier, Marshall and St. John's accompany the trip. New faces such as Fairleigh Dickinson, Valparaiso and Long Island will compete with the Lions. Other teams are as follows: SIUE, Stephen F. Austin State, Georgia State, Kansas City, Mercer and USC Upstate.
TOP DAWG: North Alabama recently moved to 91st in the Scoreboard powered by Clippd rankings. The Lions are the highest-ranking team in the tournament this time around. They are the only team inside the top-100 of the nation. The next closest two are Jacksonville State at No. 132 and Xavier at No. 133.
MARCHING THROUGH MARCH: This is the fourth tournament that starts in the month of March. This one is held at Pawleys Island, S.C. for the Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Invite beginning on March 31. Between the last two tournaments, the Lions have traveled 12 continuous days as they went from Napa, Calif. straight to Pawleys Island, S.C. This is one of two final tournaments before the ASUN Championship in April.
RECORD BREAKING: Following a second-place finish on Tuesday, March 25, University of junior Xing Luo won the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Golfer of the Week award, announced Thursday. With four career weekly awards, Luo breaks Jackson Wedgeworth's record for the most individual weekly awards in the Division I era. Wedgeworth held the title since 2020 after he earned his third. This is Luo's second award this semester and third during the 2024-2025 season.
Starting Lineup:
TEAM
1. Xing Luo — Jr. — Katy, Texas
2. Chase Kaiser — Sr. — Natchez, Miss.
3. Sebastian Bengtsson — Jr. — Helsingborg, Sweden
4. Andrew Ferworn — So. — Houston, Texas
5. Blake Henriques — Jr. — Canton, Ga.
NEXT MATCH: Following the Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday, North Alabama travels to the Tiger Intercollegiate in Columbia, Mo. on April 7 hosted by Missouri at The Club at Old Hawthorne. This will be the final tournament this season before the ASUN Championship.
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