March 14, 2008

MEMPHIS - The University of Memphis men's golf team will compete in the Linger Longer Invitational beginning Friday. The tournament will be Mercer University.

The Tigers are coming off their best performance of the spring in which they won the Charleston Southern Spring Invitational. Memphis shot an 874 as a squad to edge Kennesaw State by one stroke. Senior Ian Rochester won the individual title by 12 strokes and earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors for his performance.

Joining Rochester in Greensboro, Ga. will be senior Robbie Greenwell, junior Brad Benjamin and sophomores Brandon Bunn and Mark Trow.

Rochester finished second in the Linger Longer Invitational in 2007, and the Tigers finished tenth as a team. The participants will play 18 holes Friday through Sunday, and live stats will be available on www.golfstat.com.