INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - The Cleveland State men's golf team will open its spring season on Monday, March 29 at the Butler Invitational. The Vikes will be one of 12 teams to compete.
There will be 18 holes played each day of the two-day invitational, with shotgun start at 9 a.m. both days. The Butler Invitational will be held at the Highland Country Club (par 70 - 6,551 yards).
Participating teams include: Butler, Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePauw, Green Bay, Indian Hills, Indiana Wesleyan, University of Indianapolis (individuals only), IU-Kokomo, Loyola Chicago, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso.
This season, the Vikings, who were picked to finish seventh in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, will be led by seniors Zach Robbins, Jules Blakely and Zak Supelak.
Robbins, who recorded 10 top-20 finishes last season, including a 3rd place finish at the Eastern Kentucky Intercollegiate Tournament, returns to the team for his senior season. The Grand Rapids, Michigan native notched a stroke average of 73.0 in 2019-20, a career best.
Blakely, a native of Westlake, Ohio, played in eight events in Cleveland State's shortened 2019-20 season, posting five top-20 finishes and a stroke average of 75.7. The senior had his best finish of the season tying for first place at the Dayton Flyer Invitational with a score of 215. Blakely became the first Viking medalist since Anton Krecic at the 2017 Horizon League Championship.
