April 21, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The 31st annual Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship will take place this weekend, Apr. 24-26, at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.

The Championship tees off on Friday, Apr. 24, with Charlotte vying to capture its fourth consecutive A-10 crown. Led by 2008 All-Conference selections Corey Nagy and Stefan Wiedergruen, who finished second and tied for fifth overall, respectively, at last year's Championship, the 49ers seek to become the first team to win four straight A-10 titles since Penn State won five consecutive crowns from 1986-91.

Coming off a program-best runner-up finish a year ago, Dayton is anchored by senior Rob Chappell, the 2008 individual champion, and sophomore Chris Woeste, who was tabbed the Most Outstanding Rookie last season. Chappell is vying to become just the fifth player in league history to win consecutive A-10 individual titles and the first since Xavier's Steve Dixon accomplished the feat in 1998 and 1999.

Joining Charlotte and Dayton in the quest for the 2009 A-10 title are Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, La Salle, Rhode Island, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Xavier. Tee times for all three rounds of the Championship begin at 8:00am.

Home of the 1998 & 2000 NCAA Men's Golf Championship, Mission Inn Resort has been ranked among the "top 10 of Florida's favorite golf courses" by Florida Golf News; received the "Four-Star Award" by Golf Digest; and was recognized as one of the nation's "top 100 golf courses" by Links Magazine.

A-10 Champions*
2008 - Charlotte
2007 - Charlotte
2006 - Charlotte
2005 - Xavier
2004 - Rhode Island
2003 - Xavier
2002 - Rhode Island
2001 - Xavier
2000 - Rhode Island
1999 - Rhode Island
1998 - Xavier
1997 - Virginia Tech
1996 - Virginia Tech
1995 - Temple
1994 - Rhode Island
1993 - Temple
1992 - Temple
1991 - Penn State
1990 - Penn State
1988 - Penn State
1987 - Penn State
1986 - Penn State
1985 - Temple
1984 - Temple
1983 - Penn State
1982 - Temple
1981 - Rutgers
1980 - Rhode Island
1979 - Rutgers
1978 - Rutgers

*Championship held in the fall from 1978-88; moved to the spring beginning with the 1990 Championship