The Navy men's golf team will be back on the links this week, traveling to Williamsburg, Va. to compete in the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate. Hosted by William & Mary, the two-day, 54-hole event will be held at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (par-71, 6,817 yards) with 36 holes of action scheduled for Monday, followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday. There will be a shotgun start on both days at 8:30 am.

Tournament Details
Event: Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, hosted by William & Mary
When: Monday-Tuesday, March 27-28
Where: Par-71, 6,817-yard // Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg, Va.
The Field: 13 teams (Golfstat rankings, as of 3/14) - Fairleigh Dickinson (234), George Washington (140), Lafayette (225), Longwood (206), Navy (244), Penn (245), Princeton (192), St. Bonaventure (277), Saint Francis U. (278), Saint Joseph's (270), Towson (222), William & Mary (188) and Villanova (238).
Follow The Action: Golfstat.com

Navy's Lineup
(Golfer / Yr / Hometown / 2022-23 avg.)
1. Keegan Shreves (Sr / Potomac, Md. / 73.41)
2. Jack Tarzy (Fr / Medford, N.J. / 73.40)
3. Chip Deegan (Fr / Newport Beach, Calif. / 73.57)
4. Owen Huntington (So / Camas, Wash. / 74.18)
5. Benjamin Valdez (So / Stevenson Ranch, Calif. / 76.14)
Ind - Braxton Tracy (Sr / Huntersville, N.C. / 74.00)

Tournament History
• William & Mary has hosted a spring tournament since 1978, however this will be the seventh time the competition has been held at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club.
• The 2001, '02 and '05 tournaments were played on the Green Course, however the 2019, '21, '22 and now '23 tournaments were held on the Gold Course.
• The Gold Course also played host to the 2007 NCAA Men's Golf Championship and the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Championship.
• Towson (294-300-288=882) was crowned the 2022 champion, beating second-place Georgetown (287-301-301=889) by 7 strokes.
• Villanova's Peter Weaver (67-75-72=214) returns as the 2022 individual medalist.

Last Time Out
• Navy freshman Chip Deegan shot par (72-72=144) en route to his first-collegiate top-five finish, while Navy turned in an 18-over par 594 to place third at the 36-hole Carpetbagger Classic held March 18-19 at the par-72 Worthington Manor Golf Club in Urbana, Md.
• Navy began the final round in fourth place among the 15-team field, but shot the third-lowest score (295) of the day to push up to third in the final standings.
• Navy finished 9 strokes behind tournament-winner Rhode Island and 4 behind second-place Bryant.

More on the Mids
• This will be Navy's sixth tournament of the year, including the third this spring - The Doc Gimmler (12th / 15 teams), Folds of Honor Collegiate 13/18), ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (6/16), Bash at the Beach (11/18) and Carpetbagger Classic (3/15)
• Chip Deegan (ODU/OBX Intercollegiate, Carpetbagger Classic) and Owen Huntington (The Doc Gimmler, Folds of Honor Collegiate) have been Navy's top finisher in two tournaments apiece, while Keegan Shreves led the way at the Bash at the Beach to open the spring season.

### Go Navy ###