TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With a lineup featuring five individuals who shot par or better in at least two of three rounds at the first event of the spring, the University of South Alabama men's golf program is set to begin play at Florida State's Seminole Intercollegiate on Saturday.

Dawson Atkinson, Mathias Lorentzen, Yannick Schütz, Rasmus Karlsson and Jordan Plunkett will comprise the Jaguar lineup this weekend, while Anders Emil Ejlersen is slated to make his collegiate debut playing individually.

Action will get underway at 7 a.m. (CST) Saturday at the Golden Eagle Country Club, with the first day including 36 holes, and the event will wrap up with the final round Sunday morning.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Seminole Intercollegiate (Florida State)
Dates: 2/22-23 (Saturday-Sunday)
Format: 36 holes Saturday, 18 holes Sunday
Start times: 7 a.m. (CST) shotgun start Saturday; 6:30 a.m. start from split tees Sunday
Course: Golden Eagle Country Club (par 72, 6,965 yds)
Live scoring: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=20238

THE FIELD (14)
Chattanooga, #25 East Tennessee State, Florida State, Jacksonville, James Madison, Kent State, Liberty, North Alabama, North Florida, South Alabama, Southern Illinois, Troy, #17 Washington, West Virginia

THE JAGUAR LINEUP
-Dawson Atkinson (So., Trussville, Ala.; 12 rds, 73.42 avg, 3 T20s, 68 low 18, 210 low 54, 7 rds =/- par)
-Matthias Lorentzen (Jr., Hvidovre, Denmark; 11 rds, 74.18 avg, 1 T20, 68 low 18, 216 low 54, 4 rds =/- par)
-Yannick Schütz (Sr., Friolzheim, Germany; 14 rds, 73.29 avg, 3 T20s, 67 low 18, 215 low 54, 6 rds =/- par)
-Rasmus Karlsson (Sr., Fiskars, Finland; 14 rds, 73.50 avg, 2 T10s, 69 low 18, 216 low 54, 5 rds =/- par)
-Jordan Plunkett (So., Sterrett, Ala; 12 rds, 75.08 avg, 1 T20, 70 low 18, 215, low 54, 3 rds =/- par)
-*Anders Emil Ejlersen (Fr., Viborg, Denmark; making NCAA Division I debut)
*denotes competing as an individual

TEE SHOTS
-The Jaguars are playing in an event hosted by Florida State for the first time since the spring of 2001.
-South has recorded nine top-10 results in 11 all-time appearances at tournaments hosted by the Seminoles, highlighted by a second-place finish in a field of 17 teams in 1994.
-In addition to Washington and East Tennessee State entering play ranked in the top 25 nationally, five other schools — North Florida (32), Liberty (33), James Madison (45), Florida State (46) and West Virginia (47) — are among the top 50 in this week's Golfstat.com ratings.
-The Jaguars tied for sixth place in the first event of the spring with a 4-under-par 860 team score at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate.
-Atkinson led the Jags with his third consecutive top-20 finish — he was 11th in a field of 80 individuals — after posting career-low 18- and 54-hole scores; he fired a 4-under-par 68 in the final round for a 6-under-par 210 total.
-Both Lorentzen and Plunkett also recorded a season-low figures on last day of play after shooting a 68 and 70, respectively.
-Schütz now has six rounds at or below par while Karlsson has posted five such scores after each accomplished the feat twice last time out.
-Ejlersen, who enrolled in school in January, was second in Denmark's Under-21 amateur rankings at the end of the 2019 season.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Ben Hannan
On having a week to prepare for Florida State's tournament: "After our home event, we had three days of practice for individuals to focus on specific areas of improvement and then had another three-round qualifier to help determine the lineup.  Competing at home is so important as it puts you in play mode and creates a scoring mentality."
On the competition at the event: "Much like our entire spring schedule, this is another good field with quality teams from several regions.  To compete we will need to show up for three rounds and get solid production from the entire group; we are getting under par rounds at home and need to continue with that mindset this week.  We are looking forward to the opportunity."

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