
Golf Closes Fall Slate at Xavier Invitational
10/17/2021 11:04:00 AM | MEN'S GOLF
Blue Demons travel to Cincinnati for 54-hole event hosted by Xavier
CHICAGO – The DePaul golf team plays its final event of the first half of the 2021-22 season on Monday and Tuesday at the Xavier Invitational. The three-round, two-day event takes place at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati.
Maketewah Country Club features a par-71 layout over 6,809 yards. Monday's play begins at 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start for 36 holes followed by a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start on Tuesday for the third round. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Joining the Blue Demons and host Xavier are Austin Peay, Butler, Drake, Green Bay, IUPUI, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Northern Illinois, Oakland and West Virginia. DePaul's lineup this week includes Noah Kolar, Artemiy Yalovenko, Conor Glennon, Alex Vekich and Aarjav Patel while Grant Boyson is playing as an individual.
Looking Back: Valpo Fall Invitational (Sept. 20-21) – The Blue Demons finished eighth out of 12 teams competing in Chesterton, Ind... Artemiy Yalovenko was the top finisher in a tie for 29th at 230 (+14)... Yalovenko and David Griggs posted the best rounds of the event with each recording a 74 (+2) in the third round. Zach Johnson Invitational (Sept. 27-28) – DePaul finished 11th out of 15 teams in West Des Moines, Iowa... Noah Kolar led the team in a tie for 28th with a tournament score of 220 (+7)... Grant Boyson and Nik Gatmaytan each carded a 70 (-1) in the second rounds for the top team rounds of the event. Tom Tontimonia Invitational (Oct. 4-5) – The Blue Demons placed fourth out of 13 teams in Cleveland, Ohio... the event was shortened to two rounds due to weather... Noah Kolar finished in a tie for fifth with a 36-hole score of 141 (-1)... he turned in a career-best score of 67 (-4) in the second round.
Spring Slate Starts in February: The second half of the 2021-22 schedule begins on Feb. 7-8 at the East Yestingsmeier Match Play in Dade City, Fla. That event is the first of five events before the annual BIG EAST Championship in Okatie, S.C. from April 29-May 1. The spring schedule takes the Blue Demons to Florida, Arizona, Texas, Alabama and Missouri.
Yalovenko Back as Top Returner: Artemiy Yalovenko was the top performer last season for the Blue Demons with a team-best scoring average of 73.87. He was the top finisher for DePaul in two of the final three events last spring that included a tie for 12th place at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate.
Blue Demon Debuts: Alex Vekich and Aarjav Patel made their collegiate debuts as part of the DePaul contingent competing at the Valpo Fall Invitational. Vekich is a freshman from Scottsdale, Ariz. while classmate Patel is a native of Las Vegas.
Maketewah Country Club features a par-71 layout over 6,809 yards. Monday's play begins at 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start for 36 holes followed by a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start on Tuesday for the third round. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Joining the Blue Demons and host Xavier are Austin Peay, Butler, Drake, Green Bay, IUPUI, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Northern Illinois, Oakland and West Virginia. DePaul's lineup this week includes Noah Kolar, Artemiy Yalovenko, Conor Glennon, Alex Vekich and Aarjav Patel while Grant Boyson is playing as an individual.
Looking Back: Valpo Fall Invitational (Sept. 20-21) – The Blue Demons finished eighth out of 12 teams competing in Chesterton, Ind... Artemiy Yalovenko was the top finisher in a tie for 29th at 230 (+14)... Yalovenko and David Griggs posted the best rounds of the event with each recording a 74 (+2) in the third round. Zach Johnson Invitational (Sept. 27-28) – DePaul finished 11th out of 15 teams in West Des Moines, Iowa... Noah Kolar led the team in a tie for 28th with a tournament score of 220 (+7)... Grant Boyson and Nik Gatmaytan each carded a 70 (-1) in the second rounds for the top team rounds of the event. Tom Tontimonia Invitational (Oct. 4-5) – The Blue Demons placed fourth out of 13 teams in Cleveland, Ohio... the event was shortened to two rounds due to weather... Noah Kolar finished in a tie for fifth with a 36-hole score of 141 (-1)... he turned in a career-best score of 67 (-4) in the second round.
Spring Slate Starts in February: The second half of the 2021-22 schedule begins on Feb. 7-8 at the East Yestingsmeier Match Play in Dade City, Fla. That event is the first of five events before the annual BIG EAST Championship in Okatie, S.C. from April 29-May 1. The spring schedule takes the Blue Demons to Florida, Arizona, Texas, Alabama and Missouri.
Yalovenko Back as Top Returner: Artemiy Yalovenko was the top performer last season for the Blue Demons with a team-best scoring average of 73.87. He was the top finisher for DePaul in two of the final three events last spring that included a tie for 12th place at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate.
Blue Demon Debuts: Alex Vekich and Aarjav Patel made their collegiate debuts as part of the DePaul contingent competing at the Valpo Fall Invitational. Vekich is a freshman from Scottsdale, Ariz. while classmate Patel is a native of Las Vegas.
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