Jackson State golfers set for SWAC Fall Preview

Jackson State is scheduled to open play Monday in the two-day Southwestern Athletic Conference Fall Preview at RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham, Alabama. The event is set for 36 holes.

The course is listed at 7,000 yards for the men and 6,043 yards for the women. The facility sits on former U.S. Steel mining land and includes the Ridge and Valley courses. The Valley course underwent renovations in 2021, including changes to tees, bunkers and greens, according to the event preview.

Trace Carpenter is scheduled to start for the men at Hole 1A, with Kaden Tibbetts at Hole 1B. Jackson State’s other men’s players are JD Berndt at No. 2, Ekam Singh at No. 3, Sahil Nathoo at No. 4 and Emmanuel Jensen at No. 5.

The women are scheduled to begin on the back nine. Maddy Beeching is listed at No. 14, Isabella Christy at No. 15B, Micaiah Joubert at No. 15A and Briann Briggs at No. 16. Alex Washington and Jannel Calixterio are assigned to No. 17B and No. 17A, respectively.

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