The Basics
Drake men's golf will tee off 2022 fall campaign at the Wildcat Invitational in Manhattan, Kan., hosted at Colbert Hills Golf Club (Par 72, 7,525 yards). Monday will consist of 36 holes with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun short followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday getting underway at 8:30 a.m.
The Field
Competing teams include Drake, Kansas State, Bradley, Creighton, Dodge City Community College, Houston Baptist, Grand Canyon, Kansas City, Omaha, North Dakota State, Oakland, Southern Illinois, Texas A&M - Commerce, UT Martin and Western Illinois.
About the Course
It was May 1, 2000, that golfing celebrities Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Annika Sorenstam and Deb Richard joined their host, K-Stater Jim Colbert, for the opening drives, chips and putts on the Colbert Hills Golf Course. Now 20 years later, the facility is recognized as Kansas' premier public golf layout by Golf Digest, while Golf & Leisure and Maximum Golf have recognized Colbert Hills as one of the top 100 golf values in the United States. In 2010 a $5.5 million clubhouse was dedicated to complete Colbert's "world class golf course" vision.
Roughly 375,00 rounds have been played on the championship course since it opened, plus another 75,000 on the Par 3 Course. The signature hole of Colbert Hills is the 600-yard No. 7 that includes a 90-foot drop from the tee to fairway with white premium sand bunkers decorating the stretch of green zoysia fairway all the way to the bent grass green. Each hole has five different tees while the greens average 10,000 square feet.
Lineup
1.
Nick Pittman
2.
Cale Leonard
3.
Shayne Patel
4.
Jack Dumas
5.
Silvester Tan