BOSTON – Golfers across the GNAC will take the course at the Blackstone National Golf Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, this weekend as the Suffolk men's golf team and its conference counterparts converge in hopes to capture the conference crown. The two-day championship event will be hosted by Worcester State and will tee-off at Saturday, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
Over the weekend the Suffolk men's golf team finished in the middle of the pack at the Blazers Invitational hosted by Elms at the Hickory Ridge Country Club.
MORE READING: Men's Golf Places Eighth at Blazers Invitational
THE COURSE
Blackstone National Golf Club is a public 18 hole, par 72 course designed by Rees Jones. The design utilizes the natural contours of the New England countryside to create a mix of different holes with undulating fairways and greens winding its way through tree lined fairways and various water hazards.
POLL POSITION
On the cusps of the 2018 GNAC Tournament, the conference office released the predictions of the nine head coaches for the 2018 GNAC Men's Golf Championship with the men's golf team being picked seventh.
| 2018 GNAC MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES' POLL | |||||
| SCHOOL 1. Johnson & Wales 2. Southern Maine 3. UMass Dartmouth 4. Saint Joseph's (Maine) 5. Rhode Island College 6. Worcester State 7. Suffolk 8. Emmanuel 9. Albertus Magnus |
POINTS (FPV) 79 (7) 66 (1) 63 53 40 39 (1) 37 15 13 |
2017 FINISH 1ST (601) 5TH (626) T3RD (621) T3RD (621) 2ND (620) 7TH (662) 6TH (640) 8TH (684) 9TH (749) |
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MORE READING: Men's Golf Selected Seventh in GNAC Championship Poll
RAPID REWIND
Last season, Suffolk men's golf put together its best showing at the GNAC Championships since 2014 with a sixth-place finish thanks to shooting 640 at the Valley Country Club.
MORE READING: Golf Places Sixth at 2017 GNAC Championships
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk caps off its 2018 fall slate at the NEIGA Championships Oct. 21-22 at the Captains Golf Course in Brewster, Massachusetts.