MAAC Golf Championships Tee Off Friday; Highlights on MAAC.TV and Final Day on ESPN3
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ - The 2013 MAAC Men's and Women's Golf Championships begin Friday at Disney's Palm Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Highlights from all three rounds, as well as a preview of pairing match-ups for the following day, produced by ESPN, will be available on MAAC.TV at the end of each day. The final day of the championship will be broadcast on ESPN3 following the completion of the event.
In addition, live scoring will be available via Golfstat.com for all three days of the championships. The live results will be updated on every third hole.
The men's championship, played from the blues tees on the par-72, 7,011-yard course, begins at 7:30 a.m. on Friday from the first hole. The women, hitting from the gold tees on the 6,006-yard course, begin play at 7:40 a.m. on the 10th hole. Men's and women's tee times are available on the championship page.
The Loyola University Maryland men's team, head into the tournament as the five-time defending MAAC champions. On the women's side, Siena College will try to win its 13th consecutive MAAC title.
The men's and women's individual champions will each receive McLeod Memorial Award trays engraved by JJ Mele of Pelham who has prepared every award offered by the program. Both the 2013 Champions will have their names inscribed on the permanent McLeod Memorial Award Tray.
The Charles "Scott" McLeod Award has been presented annually since 1986 to the men's and women's individual winners of the MAAC Championship. The award has been presented in memory of a graduate of Pelham Memorial High School '75 and Iona College '80, who passed away in 1985. Scott McLeod was an enthusiastic golfer, a member of the Pelham Country Club, and a sponsor of the MAAC Golf Championship when the event was first held at Pelham.
The MAAC men's and women's champions will receive automatic bids to the 2013 NCAA Division I Golf Championships.
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