Allendale, MI – The defending National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men's Golf champions are set to open its 2023-24 season with the Folds of Honor Challenge at The Meadows Golf Club.
DETAILS: Folds of Honor Challenge
Allendale, MI | The Meadows Golf Course
September 10 (36 holes) – September 11 (18 holes)
TEEING OFF
The No. 1 nationally ranked and defending national champion Indian Hills Men's Golf squad opens its fall portion of the schedule with a trip to the Folds of Honor Challenge. Under third-year head coach Michael Wetrich, the Warriors return a trio of sophomores, including individual national champion Jose Miguel Ramirez and first-team All-American Gaspar Glaudas along with national qualifier Shinju Aoki.
Wetrich's squad features six incoming freshman that will look to make an impact as the season gets underway.
WETRICH'S NOTES
"We are very excited to get this first tournament underway," stated head coach Michael Wetrich. "All of our players have prepared well for this event and I know our newcomers are ready to get their college career started.
The Folds of Honor Challenge and the Meadows Golf Club are hosting a first-class event with a great field. This will be a great first test and experience for our program kicking off 2023."
FOLDS OF HONOR CHALLENGE
The Folds of Honor Challenge is an annual collegiate tournament hosted in partnership with the Folds of Honor, Golf Coaches Association of America, and Grand Valley State University that will serve as a qualifying opportunity for next year's Folds of Honor Collegiate. This field will include top NCAA Division II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA teams based on the final regular season Bushnell Golf/Golfweek Coaches poll from Spring 2023 and compete at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale, Mich. Additionally, an HBCU program will be invited annually.
The winning school will receive an invitation to compete in the 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate held at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich., and televised nationally on Golf Channel.
THE FIELD
The Warriors are one of 15 collegiate programs to compete in this weekend's event, and one of three junior college programs, including NJCAA DII squads Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and Grand Rapids Community College (MI) . The field also features NCAA DII programs Davis & Elkins, Fayetteville State, Findlay Lee, Grand Valley State, University of Indianapolis, UT-Permian Basin, and Wayne State.
NCAA DIII programs competing this weekend include Illinois Wesleyan, Aurora, and Otterbein.
THE COURSE
The Meadows at GVSU is ranked #6 in the Top 25 College Golf Courses in the United States and #21 in the state of Michigan by Golf Advisor. This "must play" in Grand Rapids has played host to several NCAA events and you can see why. A "beautiful course that is well maintained" the "links-style" layout boasts a "wonderful rotation of holes" that have "a little bit of everything".
Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Meadows Golf Club at GVSU measures 7049 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 144 and a 75.1 USGA rating. The course features 5 sets of tees for different skill levels. Greens and fairways are bent grass.
PROJECTED LINEUP
Jose Ramirez
Emilio Arellano
Individual
Jose Vargas
WHAT'S NEXT
The Warriors return to the Hawkeye state for the Zach Johnson Invitational on September 25 in Des Moines, IA at the Glen Oaks Golf Club.
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