DES MOINES, Iowa - Drake head men's golf coach Matt Lewis has announced a challenging six-tournament schedule for 2013 that will culminate at the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Golf Championship.

"I am very excited about our spring schedule," Lewis commented.  "We will get an opportunity to play challenging courses against quality opponents.  Many of our tournaments will be the same as last spring, which I hope will benefit the guys.  They should feel very comfortable knowing the courses.  One change to our schedule is the addition of the University of Missouri Intercollegiate in April.  Ultimately, we will be tested from the beginning of the schedule all the way up until the conference championship."

The Bulldogs get their spring underway at the Big Four Championship (Feb. 16) in Phoenix, Ariz.  Drake will open the event against Iowa, before facing either Iowa State or Northern Iowa.

The Bulldogs follow with a trip to Primm, Nev., to compete at the Jackrabbit Invitational (March 11-12) hosted by South Dakota State.

Drake rounds out March playing at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate hosted by William and Mary (March 24-26) in Williamsburg, Va.

Two weeks later the Bulldogs travel to Columbia, Mo., to partake in the C.O.G. Mizzou Intercollegiate (April 8-9).

In its next-to-last event of the spring, Drake visits West Lafayette, Ind., to compete in the Boilermaker Invitational hosted by Purdue (April 20-21).

The Bulldogs round out their spring campaign playing for the MVC title and NCAA Tournament berth at the MVC Championship (April 29-30) in Cape Girardeau, Mo.