HADDONFIELD, N.J. – The Villanova golf team will finish its 2022 campaign on Sunday, taking on other local schools at the City 6 Invitational, hosted at Tavistock Country Club in New Jersey.
"We really enjoy being a part of the City 6 tradition," head coach James Wilkes said. "It's a great way to wrap up the fall, a fun shootout on a beautiful course and lots of camaraderie among the city teams."
THE EVENT
The Wildcats are one of four teams in the field, with La Salle and St. Joe's as the other visitors and Drexel serving as host.
Last season's City 6 Invitational saw Drexel emerge victorious at 3-over, while Villanova (+12) and St. Joe's (+15) finished in second and third with Temple and La Salle ending fourth and fifth respectively.
The format is 18 holes on the one day of the event, with competition beginning at 12 p.m. from Haddonfield. Live scoring will be available on Golf Genius.
Full field (Current Golfweek Team Ranking): Drexel (144), Villanova (252), La Salle (264), St. Joe's (287)
THE COURSE
This year's event will take place at Tavistock Country Club, with Drexel serving as host of the tournament.
Founded in 1921, the 18-hole, par-72, 6,908-yard course was originally designed by architect Alex Findlay, who is considered one of the fathers of American golf.
THE LINEUP
Nos. 1-6: Peter Weaver, Ryan Pamer, Jason Lohwater, Kyle Kinnane, Vimal Alokam, Matt Minerva
Individual: Joshua Lavely
Weaver has finished in VU's top two in every competition this year, boasting a stroke average of 71.93 through 15 rounds. The junior earned T18 at the City 6 last year, shooting a six-over for the 'Cats.
Pamer has been impressive in his debut campaign for the Wildcats, earning two top five and two top 20 finishes in his four appearances. The freshman from Ohio has 853 strokes with an average of 71.08 across 12 rounds.
Lohwater and Kinnane, both graduate transfers for VU, have each participated in twelve rounds on the year. Lohwater has a stroke average of 74.50 and is coming off a performance of six-over, while Kinnane boasts a 76.67 average with a low round of 68.
Alokam has golfed in four tournaments for Villanova this year, averaging 75.50 strokes with a low round of 68. The Michigan native earned T23 at last season's City 6, putting up a score of eight-over.
Minerva makes his first lineup of the year, with his only participation being as an individual at Radnor Valley CC. The senior notched a 220 in that competition, finishing 14th in the field.
Lavely will be competing individually in this event, making his sixth appearance of the 2022 campaign. The freshman has totaled 1,164 strokes and an average of 77.60, with a top finish of T20 at the Wildcat Fall Invitational.
UP NEXT
This event will conclude VU's fall slate.
