The No. 11-ranked Emory University golf team returns to the links next Monday and Tuesday (Apr. 11-12) when it serves as host to the Emory Spring Invitational.  The 36-hole tourney will be held at the 6,863-yard, par-70 Stonemont Course at the Stone Mountain Golf Club.

This year’s field is stockpiled with talent with three of the top four and five of the top 10 teams in the Division III ranks vying for the title.  All totaled 15 schools and 17 teams will comprise this year’s field including No. 1-ranked Guilford, No. 2 Methodist, No. 4 and defending champion Greensboro, No. 8 Centre and No. 9 Oglethorpe.  

At last year’s Invitational, which was contested at Stonemont, Emory posted a 10th-place finish out of 17 teams.  The Pride of Greensboro won the team crown with a four-stroke margin over runner-up Methodist.  Chris Morris of Centre College came away with medalist honors after getting the better of Peter Latimer of Guilford on the first playoff hole.

In their most recent outing, the Eagles team closed out its participation at the Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Camp Lejuene’s (NC) Paradise Point Golf Club by tying for fifth place out of 16 teams in the Scarlet Division.  Pacing the team’s effort was junior Ryan Dagerman who carded rounds of 69, 74, and 72 on the par-70 Scarlet Course and the par-72 Gold Course to finish at four-over par 216, good for an 11^th-place tie in the 80-player field.