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Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
Blue Raiders set to open Spring season at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
1/31/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate Notes
When: Saturday, February 1 – Sunday, February 2
Where: Georgia Southern University Golf Course (Statesboro, Ga.)
Format: 54 holes (36 holes Saturday; 18 holes Monday)
Course Info: Par 72; 6,900 yards
The Field: The 72-player field features individuals from Auburn, Augusta, Bowling Green, Duke, Florida, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Liberty, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee, USC Beaufort and UT-Martin.
The Lineup: Ollie Baker, Jake Hopper, Markus Varjun and Thad Whitfield.
Tee Times: The Blue Raiders will tee off at 7:15 a.m. CT via shotgun format.
The Forecast
Statesboro, Georgia (Georgia Southern University Golf Course)
Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"We are excited to get the spring season started in Statesboro," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "Always a great place to knock off some rust against some really good competition. We have a young team and anytime we can get starts and experience, it will help later in the spring "
About the Tournament
Formerly called the GS Individual Collegiate, the Eagles renamed the event the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate in 2021 to honor the memory of Sharkey, who played for the Eagles from 2009-11 and was tragically killed in a house fire in his native Scotland in the summer of 2011. The Georgia Southern golf program has a memorial stone dedicated to him at its practice facility, and Sharkey's locker has his name in it in memory of him. After redshirting the 2009-10 season, Sharkey played in six events in the 2010-11 campaign. His best finish came when he placed 32nd in a loaded field in the 2011 Schenkel Invitational.
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