Boston College Set For VCU Shootout

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College men's golf team travels to Richmond, Va. to compete in the VCU Shootout on Sept. 18-19 at The Country Club of Virginia's Tuckahoe Course. The two-day, 54-hole tournament begins with a shotgun start on Monday, with 36 holes of continuous play. The final 18 holes of competition will be held on Tuesday. BC will be paired with Northern Illinois and Florida Atlantic on day one.

The Tuckahoe Creek Course was designed by Joseph Lee and opened on April 15, 1988. Once an old farmstead, this large parcel of land encompasses over 240 acres and was part of Thomas Jefferson's boyhood home when he resided at Tuckahoe Plantation. The maintenance building was once owned by John Wickham, a lawyer who defended Aaron Burr in his trial for treason.

At one time the Old Gayton Coal Mine Railroad, which crossed the 2nd and 17th holes, delivered coal to barges waiting in the Kanawha Canal. Remnants of the old canal and railroad can still be found. The Tuckahoe Creek has 76 bunkers and seven lakes and a creek that affect play throughout the course. Accurate iron play and a smooth putting stroke are required to negotiate the large, undulating greens.

EVENT: VCU Shootout
WHERE: Tuckahoe Course - The Country Club of Virginia | Richmond, Va.
WHEN: Sept. 18 - rounds 1 and 2; Sept. 19 - final round
COURSE INFO: Par 72 | 6,927 yards | 73.6 rating | 143 slope

TEAMS: Boston College, VCU, Wright State, Stetson, Davidson, Lipscomb, Toledo, Northern Illinois, FAU, Charleston Southern, Campbell, James Madison, George Washington, Appalachian State, Richmond

BOSTON COLLEGE LINEUP: 1. Jack Pogorelc; 2. Mac Bredhal; 3. Mac Lee; 4. Ben Hong; 5. Cameron Harlock

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Harlock

Ben Hong

Mac Lee

Jack Pogorelc