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Mason Rudolph Championship
Blue Raiders set for Mason Rudolph Championship
4/2/2026 3:30:00 PM | Men's Golf
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MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP VANDERBILT LEGENDS CLUB Franklin, Tennessee April 3-5, 2026 |
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee returns to the Volunteer State for the Mason Rudolph Championship hosted by Vanderbilt at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee.
TOURNAMENT #8
» Tournament: Mason Rudolph Championship
» Host: Vanderbilt
» Dates: April 3-5 (Fri.-Sun.)
» Format: Stroke play / 5-count-4 / 54 holes (18-Fri., 18-Sat., 18-Sun.)
» Golf Course: Vanderbilt Legends Club
» Location: Franklin, Tennessee
THE LINEUP
» Oliver Baker
» Maddox Crowder
» Connor Henry
» Carter Maneth
» Owen Queener
THE FIELD
The 2026 Mason Rudolph Championship will be a 14-team field: Auburn, Ball State, Furman, Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, NC State, Northern Illinois, Princeton, Ole Miss, UNC Charlotte, Tennessee, WKU, and host institution Vanderbilt.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"We're excited to compete this week," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "This is one of the strongest fields in college golf, and it's a great opportunity to see where we stack up against some of the best teams in the country. The focus will be on staying disciplined, playing our game, and enjoying the moment. We're looking forward to a great week."
BLUE RAIDER NOTES
» The Blue Raiders return six players from last year's squad in redshirt senior Carter Maneth, senior Luke Perkins, redshirt junior Jake Hopper, and sophomores Oliver Baker, Charlie Bell and Owen Queener.
» MTSU welcomes five newcomers in redshirt sophomore Connor Henry and freshmen Maddox Crowder, Will Pinson, Cooper Solberg and Colgin Youssi.
» Head Coach Mark McEntire enters his eighth season at the helm in 2025-26.
» Middle Tennessee had a record-breaking performance at the Sandestin Collegiate Classic. Maneth captured the individual title with a 16-under-par 197 (66-66-65), the lowest 54-hole score in program history, while leading the Blue Raiders to their first team championship of the season. MTSU posted a 20-under-par 832 to win by four strokes, marking the program's first team-and-individual sweep since the 2022 Loyola Intercollegiate.
» Following the performance, Maneth was named CUSA Golfer of the Week (10/1).
» Over the winter break, Connor Henry captured individual medalist honors at The Thunderbolt, winning in a playoff at Sterling Grove Golf + Country Club. Henry closed with a career-best 6-under 65 to force a playoff, then secured the title with a par on the first extra hole (No. 18) to earn the victory.
» The Blue Raiders opened the spring at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate, where a trio of Blue Raiders finished inside the top 10 and six in the top 25.
» MTSU has posted back-to-back third place showing at the Military City Collegiate and the Louisiana Class.
» Maneth paced the Blue Raiders in Louisiana with a second-place finish at 12-under-par after rounds of 70, 66 and 68. His final-round 68 helped anchor Middle Tennessee's charge up the standings and marked one of the top individual performances of the tournament. Following the performance, Maneth was named CUSA Golfer of the Week (3/10).
» Middle Tennessee finished ninth at the Schenkel Invitational. The Blue Raiders were led by Baker, who fired a career-low 66 in the final round to surge into the top 10. Baker finished tied for seventh overall at 209 (75-68-66).
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