HARDEEVILEE, S.C. – Villanova head down to South Carolina to compete in the 2024 BIG EAST Championship. The championship is set for April 27-29 at Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club.
Marquette won the 2023 BIG EAST Championship and Villanova finished tied for fifth place.
Coach James Wilkes is excited to return to Riverton Pointe. He went on to say after a up and down spring season, to finish with a win at home was huge and is looking to use that momentum this weekend in South Carolina.
THE EVENT
The Championship will see Villanova competing against nine other BIG EAST squads including Butler, Connecticut, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence. St. John's, Seton Hall and Xavier.
Format will see the first 18 holes played on Friday, April 27 starting at 8:00 am with tee times decided by seeding. The following two rounds on Sunday, April 28 and Monday, April 29, will have their tee times set depending on the previous day's leaderboard.
Live stream will be available here and live stats are available here.
THE COURSE
For the second year in a row the BIG EAST Championship will be hosted at Riverton Point.
The course is a 7,229-yard, par 72 course that was overhauled in 2021 by Jack Nicklaus. Riverton Pointe is ranked in the top 50 of the best courses in South Carolina.
THE LINEUP
Peter Weaver, Ryan Pamer, Jackson Lehner, PJ O'Rourke, Jonathan Elkins
Substitute: Peter Barros
Weaver is coming off a first-place finish at the Wildcat Spring Invitational. The senior shot one over after three round last year at the BIG EAST Championship and finished tied for fifth with an All-Tournament Team selection.
Sophomore Ryan Pamer finished second at the Wildcat Spring Invitational last week. As a freshman last year Pamer finished tied for 25th at Riverton and shot nine over. The now sophomore continues to improve and get better as he will look to climb the leaderboard in his second year.
Jackson Lehner did not play in last year's BIG EAST Championship. The junior is playing good golf right now as he finished 10th in the team's last outing at the Wildcat Spring Invitational.
PJ O'Rourke will play in the BIG EAST Championship for the first time as well. The Fordham transfer has experience in conference championships as he has the best ever finish by a Fordham golfer at the A-10 championship in 2022.
Jonathan Elkins will be making his debut at the BIG EAST Championship. The senior shot nine over (24th place) at the Wildcat Spring Invitational.
Peter Barros played his way into the substitute role this weekend, able to replace any player in the lineup in any round, after his performance at Wildcats Spring Invitational. The freshman placed fifth in the field shooting one under.
