Golf Travels South for River Run Collegiate

DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Temple Golf team is back in action next week when the Owls travel to North Carolina to compete in the 18-team River Run Collegiate on Sept. 23-24. Hosted by Davidson, the tournament will be played at the par 72, 7,208-yard River Run Country Club.

Scouting the Owls

> Temple opened its 2019 season with a ninth place finish at the Cornell Invitational (Sept. 14-15).
> The Owls will start the same five golfers this week, junior Dawson Anders, sophomore Conor McGrath, senior Liam McGrath and freshmen Graham Chase and Danny Nguyen.
> Anders led the team and tied for 14^th overall among the 90 competitors at Cornell with four-over 217.
> Conor McGrath was next (t-29^th, 221) while his brother Liam had his best round as an Owl, carding a 69 on his final round of the tournament.

The Field

> The 14 other schools in the field are Charlotte, Cleveland State, Davidson, Francis Marion, Furman, Gardner Webb, James Madison, Marshall, Mercer, Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond, William & Mary and Wright State.
> James Madison won the 2018 River Run Collegiate by one stroke over Furman. Senior Keller Harper of Furman is the defending champion. He shot a nine-under 864 to win the tournament by two strokes.
> Temple placed fifth last year among the 13 competing teams. Only Anders and Conor McGrath played in the tournament for the Owls in 2018.
> There will be two rounds Monday with the final round held Tuesday.

Temple University Athletics

Golf Travels South for River Run Collegiate

Players Mentioned

Dawson Anders

Graham Chase

Conor McGrath

Liam McGrath

Danny Nguyen

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