Marshall University Athletics
Men's Golf to Host Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational
9/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
JOE FEAGANES MARSHALL INVITATIONAL
Sept. 8-9, 2014 | Host: Marshall University
Huntington, W.Va. | Guyan Golf & Country Club
Scores | Tournament Program 
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall men's golf is set to open its 2014-15 campaign by hosting the 45th annual Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational, Sept. 8-9, at Guyan Golf & Country Club.
Scores will be available through Golfstat after each round and final results will be posted to HerdZone.com.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Marshall returns six 2013-14 letterwinners to its roster and loses four. Third-year coach Matt Grobe welcomes three freshmen to the squad, as well as Pfeiffer University transfer A.T. Cashwell (Concord, N.C.).
A LITTLE HISTORY
Since its inception in 1968, the Marshall Invitational has become one of the top collegiate golf tournaments in the Eastern United States. Guyan Golf & Country Club has been the tournament host for this event, which had been held annually in April until being moved to September in 2010. In 2013, the tournament was re-named in honor of Joe Feaganes, who coached the Thundering Herd from 1972-2012, the longest tenure of any Marshall University head coach regardless of sport in the school's history.
TAKE NOTE
- The host Marshall team has won once (1977) and has been runner-up four times (1968, 1976, 1983, 2012).
- Along with Marshall, Ohio University has played in every Marshall Invitational field.
- Ohio State owns the most team titles (19), having won crowns in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2010, and 2011.
SCOUTING THE FIELD
The invitational will include a field of 15 teams and one group of individuals from No. 43 Wake Forest (Golfstat). Participating teams include Bowling Green, No. 87 Cincinnati (Golfweek), Cleveland State, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Longwood, Marshall, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Ohio, No. 85 Radford (Golfstat), Samford, William & Mary, Wright State and Youngstown State.
SURVEYING THE COURSE
The Herd's home course, Guyan Golf & Country Club, is set at 6,573 yards from the tournament tees with par at 71. The 54-hole tournament will have a shotgun start on Monday beginning at 8:30 a.m., and will finish with an 8 a.m. start off two tees on Tuesday. Thirty-six holes will be played Monday followed by 18 holes for Tuesday's final round.
LET'S GET SOCIAL
Keep up with the latest news about Herd men's and women's golf by following the teams' official Twitter page: @HerdMWGolf, @HerdZone on Instagram and by liking Marshall University Athletics on Facebook.
UP NEXT
Marshall will look to repeat as champion of the Patriot Intercollegiate, Sept. 28-29, in Lorton, Va. For all the latest information about Marshall men's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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