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Golf Goes to South Carolina

Blue Demons play Ohio on Saturday before the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

Maximilian Mayer led DePaul last weekend with a 3-0 record at The Match Play.

Feb. 18, 2011

Weekly Notes

CHICAGO - The Blue Demons head south to South Carolina for a match against Ohio on Saturday before playing in the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday. DePaul opened the spring schedule last weekend at The Match Play in Tampa with a 1-2 record.

DePaul and Ohio face off in a head-to-head match on Saturday in Oaktie, S.C. at The Checheessee Club.

Following the action on Saturday, both teams move on to Hilton Head, S.C. for the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate hosted by Francis Marion. The Wexford field includes host Francis Marion, Connecticut, Davidson, DePaul, Elon, Furman, Indiana, Ohio, Presbyterian, Richmond, Samford, USC Aiken, Western Carolina and College of William & Mary.

Action starts each day at 8:30 a.m. ET at the Wexford Plantation course that measures 6,828 yards and is a par 72 layout. Thirty-six holes are schedule for Monday followed by 18 holes on Tuesday.

DePaul's lineup for this week's action includes Ben Westley, Charles Boucher, Maximilian Mayer, Moritz Ackerhans and Russell Budd

Noting the Blue Demons: Junior Ben Westley leads the team with a 74.33 scoring average... he is followed by senior Charles Boucher at 75.73 and sophomore Russell Budd with a 76.33 stroke average... Boucher is the lone senior on the roster... six of the 10 members of the roster are either freshmen or sophomores... freshman Moritz Ackerhans joined the program at the start of the Winter quarter... Budd's score of 70 in the first round of the Cardinal Collegiate is the low score of the season... he also held the best round of the season a year ago with a 67 in the first round of the Xavier Invitational... Budd has recorded four career rounds of 70 or better in 13 career events... Westley leads the team with three top 25 finishes this season... Boucher and Budd have recorded two top 25 finishes.

Fall Recap: DePaul posted its best finish of the Fall schedule with an eighth place at the John Dallio Memorial on Sept. 25 and 26. Russell Budd opened the season with back-to-back 12th-place finishes at the Cardinal Collegiate and John Dallio Memorial for the top individual finishes of the season.