Golf heads to Arizona for Bell Bank “Pay it Forward” Collegiate

MILWAUKEE — The Marquette University men’s golf team heads to Litchfield Park, Arizona to compete in the Bell Bank ‘Pay it Forward’ Collegiate at Wigwam Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday.

THE EVENT
The Golden Eagles will compete in the 16-team field, which includes fellow BIG EAST Conference member Creighton. Other institutions include Denver, North Dakota, Drake, UC Santa Barbara, Loyola Chicago, South Dakota State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa State, South Dakota, St. Thomas, Omaha, Bethel and Eastern Michigan.

The Golden Eagles are paired with Minnesota, Iowa State and Eastern Michigan for Monday’s first round and begin the day on holes 1-5. The shotgun start is slated for 9 a.m. Central time.

THE COURSE
Wigwam Golf Club’s three courses – Gold, Red and Blue – have attracted golfers since opening in 1965. The original designs were crafted by Robert “Red” Lawrence and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. with contemporary touch ups made by Tom Lehman Design.

MARQUETTE LINE UP

1. Max Lyons
2. Johan Widal
3. Patrick Adler
4. Vincent Cervantes
5. Ryan Banas
Ind.: Mason Schmidtke

The Golden Eagles tied for second in their event last week at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island, finishing with an even-par 560 after playing just 36 holes.

Senior Max Lyons jumped to the top spot in the lineup with a 6-under (65-69-134) with a season-low 65 in the opening round. Junior transfer Johan Widal has picked up his play this spring and tied for 23rd at 2-over and has finished in the top 25 in all but one event in 2024-25.

Keep up with the Marquette men’s golf program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteMGolf) and Instagram (@MarquetteMGolf) and ‘liking’ on Facebook (/MarquetteMGolf).

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.