Rock Hill, S.C— Winthrop men’s golf is back in action this week as it heads to the state of Alabama for the Graeme McDowell Invitational Sept. 20-22.
Event: Graeme McDowell Invitational
Dates: Sunday-Tuesday, Sept. 20-22, 2026
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Course: Inverness C.C. | Par 71, 6,731 yards
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (18 Holes Sunday/18 Holes Monday/18 Holes Tuesday)
Live Scoring: clippd.com
Field: Alabama, Austin Peay, Belmont, Central Arkansas, Charleston Southern, Jacksonville State, LSU, Southeast Louisiana, Tennessee Tech, UAB, USC Upstate, Western Kentucky, West Florida, West Georgia, Winthrop
Weather Forecast: Monday
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
- Winthrop is 1-of-13 teams competing in the event while Alabama and LSU have individuals playing as well
- This is Winthrop’s first trip to the GMAC Invitational since 2021
- Eagles opened the season at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate where they were 14th
- Thomas Lamar led the Eagles with a T19 finish as he was 2-under for the event
- Andrew Gregory finished the event at 1-under for a T25 finish
- The last time the Eagles competed in this event the teams played the Robert Trent Jones at Silver Lakes, where this year will be played at Inverness C.C.
- Garret Fader is making his season debut
WINTHROP LINEUP
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Story courtesy of Winthrop Athletics.
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