ANNISTON/GADSDEN, Ala. – The FGCU men's golf team continues the spring portion of its season as the Eagles head to the Grub Mart Intercollegiate hosted by Jacksonville State University. The two-day, three-round tournament which will be played at Silver Lakes Golf Course as part of the famed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail tees off with 36 holes on Monday, Mar. 23, and will come to a close on Tuesday, Mar. 24.
 
A shotgun start at 8 a.m. Monday commences action as the seven-team field will play 36 holes of continuous golf. Tee times off holes 1 and 10 starting at 7:30 a.m. will get the final 18 holes of the tournament underway on Tuesday. Updates as they become available will also be posted on Twitter by following @FGCU_MGolf, with recaps and results following each day of competition.
 
This is the first time FGCU will be competing in the Grub Mart Intercollegiate, which has been won by Jacksonville State each of the last five years and eight of the last 10 overall. The tournament began as the JSU–Silver Lakes Classic in 1994 and was originally intended to be a Division-II qualifier for the NCAA Tournament.
 
Silver Lakes Golf Course is one of the many courses along the RTJ Trail, the largest golf course construction project ever attempted. After extensive renovations in 2011, the course boasts jaw-dropping views of the Appalachian Foothills, Lee's Lake and the original Trail Clubhouse, making for some of the most scenic golf in the world.
 
In addition to FGCU and Jacksonville State, the five other competing teams include: D-II Armstrong State, Austin Peay, Western Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and Eastern Illinois.
 
FGCU head coach Eric Booker will utilize the following five-man lineup as the Eagles compete in their second spring tournament in as many weeks:
 
1) Jake Sherwin (Fort Myers, Fla./Evangelical Christian HS)
2) Jordan Miller (Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Christian HS)
3) Austin Schultz (Lakeland, Fla./Florida Southern College/Lee Virtual Instructional Program)
4) Keaton Jones (Kitchener, Ontario/St. Mary's HS)
5) Casper Howells (London, England/Bradfield College)
 
Howells is the only new addition to the Eagles' lineup from last week when they finished in 12th place at the Talis Park Challenge in Naples. Junior Sherwin put up two bogey-free rounds on the first day of the tournament and finished with scores of 67-68-76 (-2) to close as FGCU's low man and tied for 10th overall. Sophomore Miller was second best on the FGCU roster, matching his career-low score of 69 (-2) in the final round of the tournament to finish in a tie for 31st overall.
 
The Grub Mart Intercollegiate is the second of four tournaments the Eagles will play in a four-week span leading up to Atlantic Sun Conference Championship on April 19 to 21 in Braselton, Ga.
 
Complete Field (Golfweek Rankings)
121 Jacksonville State
150 Austin Peay
162 FGCU
191 Western Kentucky
233 Northern Kentucky
271 Eastern Illinois
N/A Armstrong State
 
FOLLOW ALONG
For schedule updates, news and information, visit FGCUAthletics.com. For the latest news and behind-the-scenes access to information, photos and videos, follow@FGCU_MGolf on Twitter.
 
COACH BOOKER
FGCU is led by coach Eric Booker, a member of the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Series) for portions of 17 years from 1990-2007. Booker finished in the top-5 three times in tournaments on the PGA Tour and also played in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. He played in 62 career events on the PGA Tour, with his best finish being a tie for 3rd at the 1999 Honda Classic.
 
HELP THE CAUSE
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visitwww.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.