After opening the 2022 campaign two weeks ago with a 12th-place finish at The Doc Gimmler, the Navy men's golf team returns to action this week when it travels to Grand Haven, Mich. to compete in the inaugural Folds of Honor Collegiate. Hosted by the Folds of Honor Foundation, Michigan State and the Golf Coaches Association of America, the three-day 54-hole event is slated to begin on Monday at the American Dunes Golf Club (par-72, 7,213 yards). Monday's opening round begins at 9:30 am with teams teeing off from the 1st and 10th holes. Navy will be playing alongside Clemson and Eastern Michigan in the opening round.

The Field
• Navy is among an 18-team field that includes the host, Michigan State, along with Air Force, Arizona, Army, Central Michigan, Clemson, Eastern Michigan, Florida State, Grand Valley State, Illinois, Kansas, Liberty, NC State, Oregon State, Texas Southern, UCLA and Virginia Union.
• Annually, the tournament will feature two HBCU programs. This reflects the 41 percent of Folds of Honor recipients that are minorities and the GCAA and Black Golf Coaches Association of America partnership to help grow opportunities for HBCU and black college golf.

The Course
• American Dunes Golf Club is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course that is a tribute to the military and commemorates the birthplace of Folds of Honor.
• The facility, which is located a few hundred yards from the east shore of Lake Michigan, is a dunes-like course, utilizing the dramatic local topography and sand base that covers the property.
• The course is a par 72 that measures 7,213 yards and has rolling and generous fairways.

Follow The Action
• Fans can follow the Mids throughout the tournament via Golfstat.

Navy's Lineup
(Golfer / Yr / Hometown / 2022-23 avg. / Career avg.)
1. Keegan Shreves (Sr / Potomac, Md. / 70.33 / 75.11)
2. Owen Huntington (So / Camas, Wash. / 69.67 / 69.67)
3. Andrew Wilkinson (So / Ashland, Va. / --- / 75.24)
4. Ben Valdez (So / Stevenson Ranch, Calif. / 70.67 / 75.29)
5. Chip Deegan (Fr / Newport Beach, Calif. / 70.33 / 70.33)

More on the Mids
• Navy shot a 13-over par 853 (290-278-285) to place 12th out of 15 teams at The Doc Gimmler held Sept. 10-11 at the par-70 Red Course at Bethpage State Park.
• Making his collegiate debut, Owen Huntington paced the Mids with his 1-under par 209 which featured a pair of 69s in the second and final rounds. He finished just 2 strokes outside of the top 20 in 27th.
• Two-time All-Patriot League standout Keegan Shreves placed 36th overall with his 1-over par 211. Shreves turned in the low round of the tournament for the Mids with his 2-under par 68 in Saturday's second round.
• Also making his collegiate debut at The Doc Gimmler was rookie Chip Deegan, who also recorded a 1-over par 211. Deegan turned in back-to-back 71s before closing out the tournament with a 1-under par 69 to tie Huntington for the team's low round in the finale.
• Benjamin Valdez finished just a stroke behind Shreves and Deegan in 43rd with a 54-hole mark of 212 (71-70-71).
• Second-year standout Andrew Wilkinson was not in the lineup for the opener, but is expected to be in the lineup in East Lansing. He closed out his freshman year with a 75.24 stroke average.
• After being named head coach at Navy on Aug. 26, Jimmy Stobs will officially make his debut with the Mids this week
• Stobs arrives in Annapolis after having directed Barry University to three NCAA Div. II National Championships and more than 50 team tournament titles over the last 20 years.
• Navy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced in late July that nine-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Pat Owen, who led the Navy men's golf program for 32 years, had been promoted to Director of Men's and Women's Golf.

What's Ahead
Navy will look to secure the Star for a second-consecutive year when it travels to West Point, N.Y. to battle archrival Army in the annual Star Match slated for Oct. 7-8 at the West Point Golf Course.

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