POWELL'S POINT, N.C. — After a 21-day hiatus, the Hartford men's golf team returns to action with the Old Dominion/Outer Banks Intercollegiate. The tournament, which serves as Hawks' 2021 fall season finale, features a competitive field of 17 teams from across the nation.
 
Hosted by Kilmarlic Golf Club in Powell's Point, N.C., the Hawks begin the three-day event on Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

ODU/OBX INTERCOLLEGIATE
DATE: Sunday, October 24 – Tuesday, October 26
COURSE: Kilmarlic Golf Course
LOCATION: Powells Point, N.C.
LIVE SCORING: BirdieFire
PAR/YARDAGE: 72/6,550
PARTICPATING TEAMS: Delaware, Drake, Drexel, Georgetown, Hartford, Longwood, Navy, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Old Dominion, Omaha, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis (PA), St. Joseph's, SIUE, South Dakota, Villanova
 
HARTFORD QUICK HITS

• After opening the 2021-22 slate with four local tournaments, Hartford's fall season finale lands the Hawks outside of the Northeast for the first time this season
• Through four tournaments, the Hawks have combined for a scoring average of 297.64, which is the sixth-lowest team score in program history
• Hartford's fall slate is highlighted by the Ryan T Lee Memorial Collegiate, where the Hawks tied for fifth among a 15-team field
• Jared Winiarz has gotten his senior season off to a hot start, shooting under-par in four rounds, including two rounds in the 60s
• Hartford's top finisher at the Hartford Hawks Invitational (8th place), he leads the team with a career-low 74.55 stroke average   
• Sophomore Conor Byrne, who tied for 20th to pace the Hawks' lineup at The UConn Invitational, is second on the team with a 74.73 scoring average
• Freshman Conor Zimmerman, who has competed in all four tournaments, ranks third in scoring average with a 74.82

 
HISTORY LESSON

• The Hawks placed 10th in the last running of the ODU/OBX Invitational, in 2019
• Junior Manuel Romero posted his first career top-10 finish at the tournament, tying for ninth place
• He turned in three sub-par rounds, including two career-low rounds of 69, to finish with a career-best 54-hole total of 209 (-4)
• North Dakota State took top-billing at the event, finishing four strokes ahead of runner-up and host-team Old Dominion with an 826 (-26)

 
LAST TIME OUT

• Hartford placed 12th at the UConn Invitational, held earlier this month (Oct. 3-5)
• Byrne tied for 20th after combining for a 54-hole score of 7-over 223 
• Freshman Bryce Zimmerman had a solid tournament as an individual, posting a team-best 15th-place finish
• The rookie landed his first career top-15 effort after turning in a 6-over 222

 
NEXT ON TAP

• The Hawks will resume action in the spring, as they continue to prepare for the Big Sky Championship
• Check HartfordHawks.com for the announcement of the Spring 2022 slate 

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