Golf Preview: The Dominic

Kansas City, MO - The men's and women's golf teams will return to action on Monday and Tuesday here in Kansas City as the Eagles host The Dominic at Swope Memorial Golf Course for the second straight year.

The tournament will cover two days, with a single 18-hole round on both Monday and Tuesday to make up the 36-hole tournament.

The Dominic received its name in honor of Sister Ann Dominic Tassonne, who was an avid supporter of Avila Athletics since its first athletic program began in 1975. Avila also named its current mascot Dominic in honor of Sister Ann.

Dates: October 10th and 11th

Format: Eighteen holes of stroke play each day for a total of 36 holes.

Course: Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City, Missouri is a par-72, 6,400 yard layout. Marked by a classic winding entrance befitting the course perched atop the highest point in Kansas City's Swope Park, this tree-lined shotmaker's delight was designed in 1934 by the famous golf architect A.W. Tillinghast. Tillinghast, known for his major works Winged Foot, Baltusrol, and Bethpage Black, created a course that tests every shot in the player's bag through a combination of uneven lies, strategically placed bunkers, blind shots, and numerous multi-tiered greens. Zoysia fairways, thick bluegrass rough, and bent grass greens allow for excellent playing conditions year-round. As the former home of a PGA Tour stop, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead once walked these fairways. Later, a local kid by the name of Tom Watson competed here. More recently, the 2005 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links was played at Swope Memorial.

Women's Golfers: Lexi Clary, Abby Clark, Shelby Watkins, Kailey Fraher, Sierra Sherman

Men's Golfers: Jackson Gurley, Taylor Livingston, Josh Berze, Kirk Humphrey, Tommy Edwards, Benjamin Travers