Friday, November 3
Lahaina, Hawaii
2:30 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Mountaineers Head to Hawaii
November 02, 2017 05:52 PM | Golf
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University golf team travel to Hawaii, this weekend for three days of play at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Hawaii-Manoa Friday through Sunday at the Royal Ka'anapali Course in Lahaina, on the island of Maui.
Eleven of the 20 teams in the field, including WVU, rank inside the Golfstat top 100. In addition to the No. 80 Mountaineers and the host Rainbow Warriors, No. 14 LSU, No. 15 Cal, No. 19 Kent State, No. 34 Wyoming, No. 38 South Carolina, No. 46 Kansas, No. 53 Pepperdine, No. 62 Boise State, No. 84 Indiana, No. 92 Houston, Loyola Marymount, Georgia, Ball State, Air Force, Bowling Green, Gonzaga, UConn and Sacramento State will compete at the event.
Golfers will tee off in a shotgun start at 2:30 p.m. ET (8:30 a.m. HST) for 18 holes of play each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Royal Ka'anapali Course plays at 6,700-yards as a par-71. West Virginia is paired with Wyoming, Ball State and Sacramento State for the first round of play. The foursomes will tee off holes 13-15 for the start of play.
"We're really excited to get to take our guys out to Hawaii this weekend," WVU coach Sean Covich said. "Not only will this be a memorable trip, but we also play some great teams in this tournament. The winds are expected to be a factor, much like Prairie Dunes last spring. We will need to be ready when we tee it up Friday."
Max Sear, Etienne Papineau, Philipp Matlari, Tristan Nicholls and Matthew Sharpstene will be the scoring squad for the Mountaineers, while Avery Schneider will compete as an individual.
Sear leads the Mountaineers with a 71.22 scoring average for -0.78 vs. par. He's posted a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, taking 10th at both the Janney VCU Shootout and The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational. Most recently, he topped several top-100 golfers to finish 11th at The Tavistock Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Florida. He boasts a low round of 66 twice this season, tying his own program record.
In his sophomore season, Papineau ranks second with a 72.11 scoring average. He's twice shot a low round of 69 and posted a runner-up finish at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational last month, leading WVU to a team runner-up finish. Nicholls is averaging 73.89 strokes per round, while Sharpstene and Matlari each boast 74.22 scoring averages in their first season at West Virginia.
Schneider has played in two events as an individual, averaging 73.50 per round. He tied the program low with a 66 on his way to a tie for 15th place at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational last month.
Eleven of the 20 teams in the field, including WVU, rank inside the Golfstat top 100. In addition to the No. 80 Mountaineers and the host Rainbow Warriors, No. 14 LSU, No. 15 Cal, No. 19 Kent State, No. 34 Wyoming, No. 38 South Carolina, No. 46 Kansas, No. 53 Pepperdine, No. 62 Boise State, No. 84 Indiana, No. 92 Houston, Loyola Marymount, Georgia, Ball State, Air Force, Bowling Green, Gonzaga, UConn and Sacramento State will compete at the event.
Golfers will tee off in a shotgun start at 2:30 p.m. ET (8:30 a.m. HST) for 18 holes of play each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Royal Ka'anapali Course plays at 6,700-yards as a par-71. West Virginia is paired with Wyoming, Ball State and Sacramento State for the first round of play. The foursomes will tee off holes 13-15 for the start of play.
"We're really excited to get to take our guys out to Hawaii this weekend," WVU coach Sean Covich said. "Not only will this be a memorable trip, but we also play some great teams in this tournament. The winds are expected to be a factor, much like Prairie Dunes last spring. We will need to be ready when we tee it up Friday."
Max Sear, Etienne Papineau, Philipp Matlari, Tristan Nicholls and Matthew Sharpstene will be the scoring squad for the Mountaineers, while Avery Schneider will compete as an individual.
Sear leads the Mountaineers with a 71.22 scoring average for -0.78 vs. par. He's posted a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, taking 10th at both the Janney VCU Shootout and The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational. Most recently, he topped several top-100 golfers to finish 11th at The Tavistock Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Florida. He boasts a low round of 66 twice this season, tying his own program record.
In his sophomore season, Papineau ranks second with a 72.11 scoring average. He's twice shot a low round of 69 and posted a runner-up finish at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational last month, leading WVU to a team runner-up finish. Nicholls is averaging 73.89 strokes per round, while Sharpstene and Matlari each boast 74.22 scoring averages in their first season at West Virginia.
Schneider has played in two events as an individual, averaging 73.50 per round. He tied the program low with a 66 on his way to a tie for 15th place at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational last month.
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