MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama prepares for the second spring competition of the season in Lafayette.

South is coming off an 11th place finish in their home event, the Hal Williams Collegiate, with Kevin Dahlberg and Tim Kretschmann finishing tied for 20th place.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Louisiana Classics (Louisiana)
Dates: 3/10 – 3/11 (Monday-Tuesday)
Format: 36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Start times: 8 a.m. (CST) shotgun start Monday, 7:30 a.m. Tee times on holes 1 and 10 on  Tuesday
Course: Oakbourne Country Club (par 72, 7,141 yds)

Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233659/scoring/team
ESPN+ Broadcast for final round (Begins 9 a.m.): https://www.espn.com/watch/player

THE FIELD (12)
Illinois State, Little Rock, Louisiana, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Oral Roberts, Rice, Sam Houston, South Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas State

THE JAGUAR LINEUP
-Hugo Thyr (Jr., Lidköping, Sweden; 15 rds, 71.80 avg, 69 low 18, 209 low 54)
-Kevin Dahlberg (Sr., Skanör, Sweden; 12 rds, 73.58 avg, 68 low 18, 210 low 54)
-Tim Kretschmann (Fr., Viernheim, Germany; 12 rds, 73.08 avg, 71 low 18, 221 low 54)
-Josh Hill (So., County Antrim, Northern Ireland; 15 rds, 72.00 avg, 66 low 18, 205 low 54)
-Filip Svendsen (Fr., Fredrikstad, Norway; 15 rds, 73.26 avg, 66 low 18, 204 low 54)
-*Joshua Achord (So. Abita Springs, La.; 12 rds, 73.83 avg, 71 low 18, 221 low 54)
*Competing as an individual

TEE SHOTS
- This is the 40th annual Louisiana Classics, with the first LA Classics taking place in 1968.
- Oakbourne Country Club hosted a PGA Tour event in the Tour's early years, the Cajun Classic, for 11 years.
- Texas A&M is three-time defending champion.
- Louisiana Classics is 10th-oldest continually competed tournament in country -- Western Intercollegiate run by San Jose State is oldest at 78 years, Border Olympics in Laredo is second at 75

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