Army West Point Athletics
Army Set For Star Series Showdown With Navy
September 29, 2017 | Men's Golf
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point golf team is back in action this weekend when it travels to rival Navy as part of the Army-Navy Star Series, presented by USAA.
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The Black Knights dropped a 6-5 decision to the Midshipmen a year ago at West Point but have won four of the last five meetings between the two academies.
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The competition will kick off Saturday with foursome rounds before concluding on Sunday with singles matches.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Golf
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• Army Head Coach Chad Bagley: "Our team is excited to compete in Annapolis this weekend. Through your cadet career, you only get two chances to compete against Navy in Annapolis. These are cherished moments that these guys will remember and talk about for the rest of their lives. We've been working hard and we know that we'll have to play very well and be mentally strong to come out with a victory over a very good and well-coached Navy team."
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The Black Knights are coming off a fourth-place finish at the Hartford Hawks Invitational last week. Rookie James McKee led the way for Army with a career-best six-under par, after notching a low score of 68 in the second round of play. That performance earned him third place.
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Army tallied 289-288-291 – 868 (+4) to finish behind Central Florida, Seton Hall and Connecticut. Nick Turner was Army's next best finisher shooting 72-70-71 – 213 (-3) to tie for 13th place. Tied for 32nd was Dean Sakata, who scratched a 73 in all three rounds to finish three-over par. Â
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The Midshipmen placed 15th in a 15-team field at the Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend. Junior Griffin Peters carded a 1-under par 69 in the final round to secure a top-30 finish. Navy closed out the 54-hole event by logging its low score (295, +15) on the final day. For the tournament they went 302-309-295 – 906 (+66)
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The Black Knights dropped a 6-5 decision to the Midshipmen a year ago at West Point but have won four of the last five meetings between the two academies.
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The competition will kick off Saturday with foursome rounds before concluding on Sunday with singles matches.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Golf
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• Army Head Coach Chad Bagley: "Our team is excited to compete in Annapolis this weekend. Through your cadet career, you only get two chances to compete against Navy in Annapolis. These are cherished moments that these guys will remember and talk about for the rest of their lives. We've been working hard and we know that we'll have to play very well and be mentally strong to come out with a victory over a very good and well-coached Navy team."
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ARMY
The Black Knights are coming off a fourth-place finish at the Hartford Hawks Invitational last week. Rookie James McKee led the way for Army with a career-best six-under par, after notching a low score of 68 in the second round of play. That performance earned him third place.
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Army tallied 289-288-291 – 868 (+4) to finish behind Central Florida, Seton Hall and Connecticut. Nick Turner was Army's next best finisher shooting 72-70-71 – 213 (-3) to tie for 13th place. Tied for 32nd was Dean Sakata, who scratched a 73 in all three rounds to finish three-over par. Â
NAVY
The Midshipmen placed 15th in a 15-team field at the Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend. Junior Griffin Peters carded a 1-under par 69 in the final round to secure a top-30 finish. Navy closed out the 54-hole event by logging its low score (295, +15) on the final day. For the tournament they went 302-309-295 – 906 (+66)
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