Blue Demons in South Carolina for BIG EAST Championship

CHICAGO - The DePaul golf team travels to Okatie, S.C. for the 2019 BIG EAST Championship that starts on Friday. The three-day, three-round event crowns the conference champion with the Blue Demons looking for their first BIG EAST title after finishing second or third in four of the last five years.

The BIG EAST Championship takes place at Callawassie Island Club that features three nine-hole courses. The conference championship will be played on the Dogwood and Magnolia courses that totals a par-72 layout over 6,993 yards. Tee times start at 8 a.m. ET each day.

The team winner of the nine-team event will earn the BIG EAST's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Tournament field. Should the individual champion not be a member of the championship team, he will also earn a spot in the NCAA Championship field as an individual.

Live stats will be available throughout the weekend at GolfStat.com and Sunday's action can be seen on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).

Marquette earned the top seed in the tournament, followed by Seton Hall, Georgetown and Butler. Xavier is the No. 5 seed with DePaul in sixth and St. John's, Creighton and Villanova rounding out the nine-team field.

Competing for DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship are Charlie Spencer-White, Joe McCarthy, Grant Boyson, Campbell Wolf and Carlo Antonio Gatmaytan. Spencer-White finished in a tie for sixth in last year's conference championship with a score of 220 (+4) followed by McCarthy (223, +7) in a tie for eighth place.

DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship: DePaul's best BIG EAST finish was a second-place showing in 2015... the Blue Demons have finished second (2015), third (2014, 2016, 2018), fourth (2017), fifth (2007), sixth (2013), seventh (2011, 2009, 2008), eighth (2006) and 10th (2012)... Freddy Thomas captured DePaul's top finish in 2016 and 2015 with a tie for fifth place in 2016 and a tie for third place in 2015... Greg Doherty holds DePaul's best BIG EAST Championship score with a tournament total of 214 (-2) in 2007... Doherty finished in a tie for eighth in 2007... Maximilian Mayer and Ben Westley each finished in the top 10 in 2011... it marked the first time two DePaul golfers finished in the top 10 at the BIG EAST Championship... Mayer was eighth and Westley ended in a tie for 10th... Jonathan Hewett and Garret Buckley posted top 10 finishes in 2017... Hewett was sixth and Buckley finished in ninth place... Charlie Spencer-White was tied for sixth and Joe McCarthy was tied for eight in 2018... 10 DePaul golfers have finished in the top 10 with Doherty (2007), Furci (2010), Mayer (2011), Westley (2011), John Pavelko (2013), Hewett (2014, 2017), Freddy Thomas (2015, 2016), Garret Buckley (2017), Spencer-White (2018) and McCarthy (2018).

Spencer-White Named BIG EAST Player of the Week: Following a career-best performance at the North Alabama Spring Classic, DePaul senior Charlie Spencer-White was named the BIG EAST Golfer of the Week. Spencer-White posted his best finish, best tournament score and top single round to earn league honors.

Spencer-White recorded the best finish of his career by taking second place at the North Alabama Spring Classic. His 2-under par score of 214 over 54 holes was a career best and his 67 in the first round on Monday was the top round of his career. The Blue Demons tied for seventh place on the team leaderboard. The tournament was held at the Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club in Killen, Ala.

Spring Recap: Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play (Feb. 11-12) – DePaul went 2-1 in the match play event... lost to Ball State, 3.5-2.5, before wins over Drake (3.5-2.5) and Ohio (4.5-1.5)... Campbell Wolf went 2-0-1 while Carlo Antonio Gatmaytan and Bobby Thomas were 2-1-0 in their matches. Loyola (Md.) Intercollegiate (Feb. 23-25) – The Blue Demons finished 13th out of 16 teams... Charlie Spencer-White was the top finisher in a tie for 38th place... Spencer-White's 70 and a 70 by Joe McCarthy in the second round were the top rounds of the event for DePaul. North Alabama Spring Classic (March 25-26) – Charlie Spener-White led the way with a second-place finish... he posted best career finish, best round (67) and best 54-hole score (214)... DePaul was tied for seventh out of 12 teams. Bradley Spring Invitational (March 30-31) – Tournament was cancelled due to weather. Hawkeye Invitational (April 20-21) – Joe McCarthy posted his third top 25 finish of the season in a tie for 25th... he recorded a tournament score of 213 (E) that included a career-best 68 (-3) in the first round... Charlie Spencer-White finished in a tie for 37th... DePaul was 12th out of 13 teams.

Fall Recap: EKU Intercollegiate (Sept. 15-16) – Campbell Wolf led DePaul in his first collegiate event... Wolf (214, 4) finished in a tie for 13th... Joe McCarthy posted the best round by a Blue Demon with a 69 (-1) in the second round... DePaul finished 14th out of 15 teams. SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational (Sept. 24-25) – Joe McCarthy (213, E) and Campbell Wolf (214, 1) posted top 20 finishes to lead DePaul... McCarthy finished in a tie for seventh while Wolf was in a group in 11th place... as a team, the Blue Demons finished sixth among the 17 programs. Flyer Invitational (Oct. 15-16) – Joe McCarthy (220, +7) finished in a tie for 20th for his second top 25 finish of the season... Charlie Spencer-White (222, +9) was tied for 30th place... the Blue Demons finished 11th out of 12 teams competing. Musketeers Classic (Oct. 21-23) – DePaul finished seventh out of 13 teams... Bobby Thomas (221, +8) led the Blue Demons with a tie for 23rd place... Joe McCarthy (223, +10), posted a 69 (-2) in the third round and finished in a group in 32nd place. Chi-Town Showdown (Oct. 29) – DePaul dropped a match against Loyola-Chicago by a score of 15.5-11.5... Grant Boyson, Carlo Antonio Gatmaytan and Ronnie Griggs each captured a win for the Blue Demons.

Blue Demons in South Carolina for BIG EAST Championship

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Players Mentioned

Grant Boyson

Garret Buckley

Nik Gatmaytan

Ronnie Griggs

Joe McCarthy

Charlie Spencer-White

Bobby Thomas

Freddy Thomas

Campbell Wolf

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