Men's Golf Southern Conference

Terriers to Host 16th Annual Wofford Invitational

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Terrier men's golf team will host the 16th annual Wofford Invitational meet this Friday and Saturday at the Carolina Country Club.

This year's field includes past Wofford Invitational champion Maryland, who took home the top honors in 2000. Southern Conference squads competing this year include host Wofford, Davidson, Furman, and UNC Greensboro. Central Florida, Charlotte, East Carolina, UNC Wilmington, Elon, and Old Dominion will round out the field.

Among the top individuals participating this weekend will be Old Dominion's Geoffrey Harris, who is currently ranked 58th nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, and Chris Piercy, who finished second in last year's Wofford Invitational field. Others who bring in high expectations will be Wofford's low stroke leader Jon Stephenson, as well as East Carolina's Jonathan Hill and UNC Wilmington's Derek Brown and Tony DiBitetto, who are ranked in the Top 150 by Golfweek/Sagarin.

Play will begin with 36 holes on Friday, and will conclude with 18 holes of play on Saturday. Full results will be available on the Wofford website each evening at http://www.wofford.edu/athletics.