Nov. 2, 2008

CASHIERS, N.C. - The Samford University men's golf team will play in its final tournament of the 2008 fall season this week as the Bulldogs are set to compete in the Hummingbird Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday. The two-day event will be hosted by Western Carolina University at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley.

Samford has already played in four tournaments this fall. So far this season, the Bulldogs have recorded finishes of ninth, 12th, 13th and 14th. Most recently, Samford squared off against some of the top teams in the nation at the 2008 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate and rallied for a 12th-place finish.

The Bulldogs' 2008-09 roster boasts nine returning letterwinners and a talented transfer from Mississippi State, Alex Harper. Samford's senior class consists of Bobby Baird, Jeremy Cox, Ian Cutting and Andrew Villarreal.

Samford doesn't have any freshmen on this year's squad, therefore junior Don Franklin and sophomores Tyler Baird, Martin Bunt, Chris Duffy and Houston Hough will be looked upon to anchor the team.

Head coach Woodie Eubanks is in the midst of his sixth season at the helm of the Samford men's golf program. Assistant coach Ryan Mayberry is in his first season on the coaching staff.

The Samford University men's golf team will begin play in the 2008 Hummingbird Intercollegiate on Monday in Cashiers, N.C. The two-day tournament will be hosted by Western Carolina University at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley.