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Opening Tee
Following a successful 2016-17 campaign, the Kennesaw State men's golf team will begin its quest for a return trip to the NCAA Championships when it opens its 2017-18 season this week at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga.
 
The 54-hole tournament opens Friday (Sept. 8) at The Farm Golf Club and continues with 18 holes on Saturday (Sept. 9) and Sunday (Sept. 10). The Owls are grouped with Alabama and South Carolina and scheduled to tee off at 8 a.m. (ET) on hole No. 1.

KSU enters the season as the two-time defending ASUN Conference champions and is seeking its eighth consecutive NCAA Division I regional appearance and third NCAA Championships showing.
 
The Field
The Carpet Capital Collegiate traditionally hosts one of the strongest fields in the nation and this year is no different as 10 of the 15 teams competing finished the 2016-17 season in Golfstat's Top 50 final rankings.
 
Alabama (30), Auburn (18), Cal, Chattanooga, Clemson (24), Dalton State, Florida (9), Georgia Tech (22), Kennesaw State (47), LSU (4), North Florida (38), South Carolina (32), Tennessee, Troy and Virginia (12) are in this year's field.
 
LINEUP
1. Wyatt Larkin
2. Connor Coffee
3. Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero Torres
4. Brady Keran
5. Jake Fendt

Odom on Carpet Capital Collegiate
"Our first event is finally here and everyone is excited about the new season. It seems like it was just yesterday that we returned from the NCAA Championships," head coach Bryant Odom said. "The summer was full of great golf for our guys. Wyatt (Larkin) is healthy and eager for his return to competitive action at the collegiate level after posting some very impressive results this summer. Connor (Coffee) finished runner-up in the state amateur and was red hot in qualifying for this week's tournament. Pablo (Rodriguez-Tabernero-Torres) played several events in Europe while Jake (Fendt) and Brady (Keran) played amateur events around the country. Our practices leading up to this week have been very productive and we have solidified some goals, and the team is thriving in the new process we have adopted. The Farm Golf Club is a great venue to open the season and this field is one of the strongest we will see all season. We are poised to prove ourselves once again on the national stage."  

Kennesaw State at the Carpet Capital Collegiate
The Owls are appearing in the Carpet Capital Collegiate for the seventh time, with their best finish coming in 2014 when they tied for third. Kennesaw State placed eighth in 2016 after posting a score of 3-over par 867. Virginia claimed the team title with a 31-under par 833 total to finish six shots ahead of Auburn (839, -25). Junior Wyatt Larkin paced KSU with a 7-under par 209 to tie for ninth and finish four shots behind Georgia Tech's Luke Schniederjans, who took individual medalist honors with an 11-under par 205.
 
Kennesaw State Men's Golf
The Kennesaw State men's golf program has established itself at the national level in recent years as it has made seven consecutive NCAA Regional appearances and advanced to the NCAA Championships on three occasions, including last season. The Owls finished the 2016-17 season ranked No. 47 by Golfstat and No. 37 by Golfweek.
 
Summer Highlights
Redshirt junior Wyatt Larkin made a successful return to competitive play after missing nine months due to a back injury. In his first competitive action, Larkin captured individual medalist honors at the Yamaha Atlanta Open after shooting rounds 68-71 for a 5-under par 139 score and record a two-shot victory. He also tied for low amateur at the Georgia Open, tying for fifth, and tied 17th at Porter Cup at Nigara Falls Country Club in Lewiston, N.Y.
 
Sophomore Connor Coffee continued the momentum from a strong freshman campaign by finishing second at the Georgia Amateur Championship at West Lake Country Club in Augusta. Posting four rounds in the 60s, Coffee shot rounds of 69-69-65-66 for a 5-under 269 and finished one shot out of first.
 
The 2017-18 Roster
Third-year head coach Bryant Odom welcomes back a veteran team in 2017-18 that includes three of the five players who helped the Owls claim the 2017 ASUN Conference championship and advance to the NCAA Championships. The KSU roster includes two seniors (Buster Bruton and Paul Doig), four juniors (Wyatt Larkin, Jake Fendt, Adam Morris, Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero Torres), sophomore Connor Coffee and two freshmen (Brady Keran and Justin Kim).
 
2016-17 Season in Review
Kennesaw State had a solid 2016-17 campaign, posting 12 top 10 finishes and 10 top five showings, including three tournament wins. KSU captured the Pinetree Intercollegiate, Steelwood Collegiate Invitational and ASUN Conference Championships.
 
Individually, sophomore Jake Fendt led the Owls with a 72.32 scoring average, had six top 20 finishes, four top 10 showings, and claimed individual medalist honors at the Southern Intercollegiate.
 
2017 Season Honors
Connor Coffee earned ASUN Conference Co-Freshman of the Year honors, while seniors Teremoana Beaucousin and Christopher Gulglielmo, and sophomore Jake Fendt were named to the all-conference team.
 
Next Up
The Owls will have a two-week break before returning to action at the Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational in Shoal Creek, Ala. The tournament opens Sept. 25 at Shoal Creek Golf Club.

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