The No. 25-ranked Emory golf team will compete in its first tournament of the spring this Saturday and Sunday (Mar. 1-2) when it takes part in the Callaway Gardens Collegiate Invitational.  The 36-hole event will be played at the 7,057-yard, par-72 Callaway Gardens Mountain View Course located in Pine Mountain, Georgia.  Serving as the host of the Invitational will be Berry College.

Emory will be one of 16 teams in the hunt for the title, with this year's field comprised of five of the top 25-ranked D-III programs including No. 3 and defending Callaway champion Oglethorpe, No. 7 LaGrange, No. 10 Methodist and No. 14 Rhodes.  Last year, Emory turned in a fourth-place showing out of 19 teams.

Head Coach John Sjoberg and his squad competed against Oglethorpe in a dual match at the Druid Hills Golf Course on Feb. 17.  Junior Alex Wunderlich (Ann Arbor, MI) led the Eagles' effort with a 36-hole score of six-over par 150 (75-75) while senior Johnathan Chen (Sugar Land, TX) posted a 151 (75-76).  Sophomore Jonathan Gerrard (Highland Park, IL), competing as an individual turned a solid two-round effort of 150 (73-77), which tied both he and Wunderlich for third place in a 22-player field.

Following the Callaway Gardens Invitational, Emory will prepare for the University Athletic Association Championships, Mar. 8-9, at the Redtail Golf Club in Sorrento, Florida.