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Golf returns to the action at Johnnie-O

MOrgantown, W.VA.-DAS Golf team of the West Virginia University will return on Monday and Tuesday in the Johnnie-O in Sea Island in Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Ten TOP 100 teams wants Competete in the 13-Team Field, including No. 48 Kansas, No. 50 Marquette, No. 56 Florida Gulf Coast, No. 59 Michigan State, No. 66 Cincinnati, No. 70 Princeton, No. 85 Nebraska, No. 88 Memphis, No. 91 West Virginia, No. 94 Georgia Southern, Uncg, Host Rutgers and Penn State.

West Virginia's list will consist of seniors Max Green And Todd DuncanJuniors Kaleb Wilson And Carson Kammann and newcomer Ryan Leach. Junior Westy McCabe will compete as an individual.

The golfers will be dismantled on Monday at 8 a.m. to play 36 holes, followed by the last 18 holes to start on Tuesday morning. After this tournament, the mountaineers stay on the street to take part in the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia, from Friday to Sunday.

“It is always exciting for our players to take part in a PGA tour course” Sean Covich said. “Sea Island is a special place and we hope that a strong finish of the spring season will begin this week. But we have to compete with confidence, maintain a positive attitude and continue to fight, regardless of what the scoreboard says.”

Live statistics for the event can be found here –