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The Nebraska men’s golf team returns to the course next week for the Bearcat Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio (Sept. 18-19).
Following a practice round on Sunday, Sept. 17, the 18 teams in the tournament field will take on a par-71, 7,279-yard layout at the Coldstream Country Club beginning with an 8 a.m. (CT) shotgun start on Monday, Sept. 18. Monday features 36 holes of continuous action, before Tuesday’s final round (8 a.m. CT shotgun).
The 18-team field will include A and B teams for the hosts from Cincinnati. The Bearcats were one of six teams in the tournament field that advanced to 2023 NCAA Regional play, including Chattanooga, Illinois State, Little Rock, Middle Tennessee and UNC Greensboro. The field also includes Arkansas State, BYU, FGCU, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis, Nebraska, Sam Houston, Southern Miss, UCF and Virginia Tech.
Live updates and scoring for the Bearcat Invitational can be found at HuskersGolf on Instagram and X, as well as Golfstat.com. Complete tournament coverage and results will be available on Huskers.com.
Bearcat Invitational
Sept. 18-19, 2023
Coldstream CC (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Par 71, 7,279 Yards
1. Gentry Scheve, Sr., Emporia, Kan.
2. Reed Malleck, Sr., York, Neb.
3. Will Marshall, 5th, Elburn, Ill.
4. Harry Crockett, Jr., Oxted, England
5. Hamish Murray, Jr., Sydney, Australia
Scheve Leads Huskers at Tennessee National GC
Second-year Nebraska head coach Judd Cornell led an experienced lineup of five returning lettermen to NU’s season-opening event at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate (Sept. 8-10).
Senior Gentry Scheve (Emporia, Kan.) got his fourth season at Nebraska off to a strong start by tying for 12th with a career-best-tying 208 (-2) at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. Scheve opened with a career-best-tying 66 (-4) on the par-70, 7,280-yard layout at the Tennessee National Golf Club.
Fellow senior Reed Malleck (York, Neb.) added Nebraska’s No. 2 finish by tying for 37th with a 216 (+6) in Tennessee.
Fifth-year senior Will Marshall (Elburn, Ill.) and junior Grant Jabenis (Omaha, Neb.) contributed ties for 53rd at 220 (+10), while junior Harry Crockett rounded out the Husker contingent with a 222 (+12) in a tie for 60th.
As a team, Nebraska finished ninth in a strong 14-team field that featured five of the top-30 teams in the nation, according to the Golfweek Preseason Top 30.
Husker Trio Among Big Ten Golfers to Watch
Gentry Scheve, Will Marshall and Harry Crockett represented Nebraska among the 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Men’s Golfers to Watch announced Aug. 29.
Nebraska’s most experienced returning golfer, Will Marshall (Elburn, Ill.) is back for his fifth season as a Husker. Marshall led Nebraska with five top-25 finishes a year ago while posting a 73.68 stroke average.
Junior Harry Crockett set a school record with a 71.82 stroke average over 11 fall rounds in 2022-23. Crockett, a two-time NJCAA All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College, did not compete for the Huskers during the spring.
Scheve finished 2022-23 as Nebraska’s hottest golfer and continued to build momentum in the summer of 2023 by qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Championship. He added Nebraska’s best performance at the season-opening Visit Knoxville Collegiate (Sept. 8-10).