Oct. 14, 2002
Contact: Joe Browning, Asst. A.D./SID
WILMINGTON, N.C. The Landfall Tradition, a three-day tournament featuring 24 of the nation’s finest collegiate golf teams, makes its debut Nov. 1-3 at the Country Club of Landfall’s Pete Dye Course.
The 54-hole event, hosted by UNC Wilmington, will feature 18 holes each day by 12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams. A practice round will be held on Thursday, Oct. 31, and the tournament gets under way on Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 a.m.
The men’s field includes the host Seahawks, Duke, Furman, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Penn State, Purdue, Tulsa, UNC Charlotte, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin. Minnesota is the defending NCAA Division I champion after beating Georgia Tech by four strokes last spring.
In addition to UNCW, the women’s field will pit Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida State, Louisville, Mississippi State, Penn State, Purdue and Wake Forest.
The Dye Course is no stranger to championship-caliber golf. It served as the host site of the 1994 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships.
Sponsors for the tournament include Wachovia/First Union, White & Bain Financial Services, Vance Young/Intracoastal Realty, Cape Fear Sports Medicine, Delaney Radiology, Murchison Taylor, Coca-Cola, Bobby Benson Enterprize, Inc., Morgan Keegan, Nico Group, Welcome Home, Progress Energy, Blue Water, Landfall Park Hampton Inn, Marriott Residence Inn.
Results of The Landfall Tradition will be posted on the UNCW athletic web site at uncwsports.com.
Quick Facts
The Landfall Tradition
Course: Pete Dye Course
Club: Country Club of Landfall
Site: Wilmington, N.C.
Format: 54 Holes, Stroke Play
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,997 Yards (Men)
6,086 Yards (Women)
Dates:
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 – Practice Round, 7:30 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 1, 2002 – 1st Round, 18 Holes, 8 a.m
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 – 2nd Round, 18 Holes, 8 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002 – 3rd Round, 18 Holes, 8 a.m.