FGCU Men's Golf: Colin Montgomerie Invitational Preview

 The FGCU men's golf team is set to open the spring season at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in Spring, Texas.

The tournament will be contested Feb. 25-26 at Cypresswood GC and will be hosted by Houston Baptist University. There will be 36 holes played across two rounds on Monday, with Tuesday's final round of 18 holes set to begin at 9 a.m. EST.

Currently the Green and Blue are ranked No. 163 in the GolfStat Division I team rankings. The Eagles wrapped up the fall portion of the schedule with a fourth-place finish at their home event, the Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport and FGCU Classic.

Senior Andrew Potter leads the team averaging 72.13 in 12 rounds, including two scores below 70 and eight below or equal to par. Close behind him is sophomore Cole Castro who has a 73.83 average in 12 rounds, and four scores below or equal to par.

"The team has put in some hard work this spring and we are looking forward to testing out their skills in Houston, Texas this coming week," FGCU coach Eric Booker said.

Booker will be utilizing the following lineup beginning Monday:
1. Andrew Potter
2. Chase Bigham
3. Cole Castro
4. Doug Smith
5. Tate Heintzelman

Complete Field [Sorted by GolfStat ranking as of 2/19]:
103 - Houston
141 - UTRGV
163 - FGCU
164 - Bradley
200 - Incarnate Word
207 - Prairie View A&M
219 - Southeastern Louisiana
226 - Houston Baptist
236 - Drake
246 - New Orleans
281 - North Dakota
N/E - California Baptist

This will be the first time the Eagles have participated in the two-day event. The last time FGCU ventured to the state of Texas was for the 2015 NCAA Championship Lubbock Regional. During the fall season, the Eagles had a pair of top-5 finishes, including a fifth-place effort in a 14-team field at the Golfweek Program Challenge in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.