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October 23, 2020 | Men's Golf
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech golf team is set to compete at the sixth annual East Lake Cup presented by ZipRecruiter and Uber Eats next Monday-Wednesday at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. The Red Raiders will be joined by Oklahoma, Texas and Pepperdine in the prestigious event that will be broadcasted on the GOLF Channel from 2-5 p.m. (CST) each day.
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The Texas Tech golf team will be represented at the East Lake Cup next week by Andy Lopez, Garrett Martin, Markus Braadlie, Baard Skogen and JP Roller. Additionally, Jansen Smith will travel with the team as an alternate. The Red Raider roster was affected by coronavirus contact tracing which has altered the lineup that has competed in the first three fall tournaments this season. Martin is coming off the best finish of his career after taking seventh place at last week's Maridoe Collegiate where he shot 3-over. Lopez, a senior coming off an All-America season, led Tech with a 10th place finish at the season-opening Colonial Collegiate the last week of September while Braadlie finished 21st last week at Maridoe. Tech finished eighth overall last week at Maridoe with senior Kyle Hogan winning the individual championship at 1-under for his first collegiate win and a berth to play in the Houston Open.
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The tournament format is modeled after the NCAA Championships, consisting of an opening round of stroke play to determine an individual male and female champion, and to assign seeding for the following two days of match play. GOLF Channel's live tournament broadcast team will be anchored by Bob Papa, Curt Byrum and Steve Burkowski in the broadcast booth. Billy Ray Brown also will contribute to coverage as an on-course reporter.
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The East Lake Cup has become an annual staple on college golf's fall calendar, traditionally reconvening the semifinal teams from both the women's and men's NCAA Championships from earlier in the year. As a result of COVID-19 and the 2020 NCAA Championship being canceled, the field this year will include the top-four ranked women's and men's golf programs (competing this fall), based on the final Golfstat rankings published on March 19. The 2020 East Lake Cup also will be contested without spectators.
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Male winners of the stroke play portion at the East Lake Cup include Scottie Scheffler (2016) and Viktor Hovland (2018), each of whom returned to East Lake last month as two of the 30 players competing in the PGA TOUR's season-culminating TOUR Championship. Notably on the women's side, Andrea Lee won the individual format in 2016 as a freshman, and is currently 48th in the Race to the CME Globe standings while competing in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour.
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EAST LAKE FOUNDATION: The event benefits the East Lake Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping families build better lives and children reach their highest potential. The foundation fosters a holistic approach to community revitalization, incorporating mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness.
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The Tom Cousins Award is an annual recognition at the East Lake Cup, presented to an outstanding male and female golfer who exemplify the values of the East Lake Foundation: exceling in academics and engagement in his or her community. The award – presented on Monday night of tournament week – is named for Atlanta philanthropist Tom Cousins, founder of the East Lake Foundation, who led the transformation of a community in despair into a thriving neighborhood which has become a national model for community redevelopment through Purpose Built Communities.
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The East Lake Cup is one of the largest contributors to the East Lake Foundation, having raised more than $1.5 million for the foundation since the tournament's inception in 2015. ZipRecuriter and Uber Eats are the presenting sponsors of the 2020 East Lake Cup, with Bridgestone Golf, Mercedes-Benz and Topgolf serving as additional sponsors of the tournament.
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The Texas Tech golf team will be represented at the East Lake Cup next week by Andy Lopez, Garrett Martin, Markus Braadlie, Baard Skogen and JP Roller. Additionally, Jansen Smith will travel with the team as an alternate. The Red Raider roster was affected by coronavirus contact tracing which has altered the lineup that has competed in the first three fall tournaments this season. Martin is coming off the best finish of his career after taking seventh place at last week's Maridoe Collegiate where he shot 3-over. Lopez, a senior coming off an All-America season, led Tech with a 10th place finish at the season-opening Colonial Collegiate the last week of September while Braadlie finished 21st last week at Maridoe. Tech finished eighth overall last week at Maridoe with senior Kyle Hogan winning the individual championship at 1-under for his first collegiate win and a berth to play in the Houston Open.
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The tournament format is modeled after the NCAA Championships, consisting of an opening round of stroke play to determine an individual male and female champion, and to assign seeding for the following two days of match play. GOLF Channel's live tournament broadcast team will be anchored by Bob Papa, Curt Byrum and Steve Burkowski in the broadcast booth. Billy Ray Brown also will contribute to coverage as an on-course reporter.
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The East Lake Cup has become an annual staple on college golf's fall calendar, traditionally reconvening the semifinal teams from both the women's and men's NCAA Championships from earlier in the year. As a result of COVID-19 and the 2020 NCAA Championship being canceled, the field this year will include the top-four ranked women's and men's golf programs (competing this fall), based on the final Golfstat rankings published on March 19. The 2020 East Lake Cup also will be contested without spectators.
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Male winners of the stroke play portion at the East Lake Cup include Scottie Scheffler (2016) and Viktor Hovland (2018), each of whom returned to East Lake last month as two of the 30 players competing in the PGA TOUR's season-culminating TOUR Championship. Notably on the women's side, Andrea Lee won the individual format in 2016 as a freshman, and is currently 48th in the Race to the CME Globe standings while competing in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour.
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EAST LAKE FOUNDATION: The event benefits the East Lake Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping families build better lives and children reach their highest potential. The foundation fosters a holistic approach to community revitalization, incorporating mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness.
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The Tom Cousins Award is an annual recognition at the East Lake Cup, presented to an outstanding male and female golfer who exemplify the values of the East Lake Foundation: exceling in academics and engagement in his or her community. The award – presented on Monday night of tournament week – is named for Atlanta philanthropist Tom Cousins, founder of the East Lake Foundation, who led the transformation of a community in despair into a thriving neighborhood which has become a national model for community redevelopment through Purpose Built Communities.
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The East Lake Cup is one of the largest contributors to the East Lake Foundation, having raised more than $1.5 million for the foundation since the tournament's inception in 2015. ZipRecuriter and Uber Eats are the presenting sponsors of the 2020 East Lake Cup, with Bridgestone Golf, Mercedes-Benz and Topgolf serving as additional sponsors of the tournament.
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