CINCINNATI –\u00a0Xavier men’s golf travels to the\u00a0Peoples Golf Championship on March 12-14. The three-day tournament is being hosted by Western Carolina at\u00a0Sea Island Resort in\u00a0St. Simons Island, Ga.<\/p>\n
Xavier is competing at the\u00a0Peoples Golf Championship for the third straight season. The Musketeers placed fifth in 2025 and second in 2024.<\/p>\n
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TOURNAMENT INFO<\/p>\n
\nTOURNAMENT INFORMATION
\nName:\u00a0Peoples Golf Championship
\nCourse:\u00a0Sea Island Resort
\nHost:\u00a0Western Carolina
\nLocation: St. Simons Island, Ga.
\nCourse Par\/Yardage:\u00a071 \/ 6,664
\nParticipating Teams (20):\u00a0Belmont, Tennessee Tech, Western Carolina, UT Martin, Charleston Southern, Drexel, Marshall, Valparaiso, Murray State, Xavier, Siena, Long Island, Mount St. Mary’s, Florida A&M, Samford, Winthrop, Wright State, Villanova, Davidson, Providence<\/p>\n
LIVE SCORING:\u00a0bit.ly\/40u64We<\/a><\/p>\n TEE TIMES \u00a0
\n<\/p>\n THE LINEUP<\/p>\n
Ray Filter<\/a> (individual)<\/p>\n \u00a0
\n<\/p>\n LAST TIME OUT<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n BIG EAST GOLFERS OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n \nFeb. 12 –\u00a0A.J. Wilhelm<\/a>\u00a0– Golfer of the Week \u00a0
\n<\/p>\n 2025-26 SCHEDULE<\/p>\n \nFALL SCHEDULE SPRING SCHEDULE ^ defending tournament champions<\/p>\n \u00a0
\n<\/p>\n NOTABLES<\/p>\n
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\nMarch 12 – 12:45 p.m. (Hole 1)
\nMarch 13 – 8:30 a.m. (Hole 10)
\nMarch 14 – TBD<\/p>\n
\n\tCayse Morgan<\/a>\u00a0
\n\tCarson Bellish<\/a>
\n\tKellen Dean<\/a>
\n\tA.J. Wilhelm<\/a>
\n\tAJ Adams<\/a>
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\n\tXavier placed second at the\u00a0Wexford Intercollegiate on Feb. 17. The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 873 (+9). College of Charleston placed first (864, E).
\n\tFreshman Cayse Morgan<\/a> placed sixth with a score of 212 (-4).\u00a0Miles Eubanks (College of Charleston) took home medalist honors (207, -9).
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\nOct. 23 –\u00a0Cayse Morgan<\/a>\u00a0– Golfer of the Week
\nOct. 16 –\u00a0Cayse Morgan<\/a>\u00a0– Golfer of the Week<\/p>\n
\nSept. 14-16 – JT Poston Invitational – Waynesville, N.C. (Waynesville Inn and Golf Club)
\nSept. 22-23 –\u00a0Badger Invitational – Madison, Wis. (TPC Wisconsin)
\nSept. 26 – The Indy at Forest Hills –\u00a0Richmond, Ind. (Forest Hills Country Club)
\nOct. 13-14 – Moraine Intercollegiate –\u00a0Dayton, Ohio (Moraine Country Club)
\nOct. 20-21 – Xavier Invitational presented by Gateway Logistics –\u00a0Cincinnati, Ohio (Maketewah Country Club) ^<\/p>\n
\nFeb. 9-10 – Lake Jovita Invitational –\u00a0Dade City, Fla.\u00a0– (Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club)
\nFeb. 16-17 – Wexford Intercollegiate –\u00a0Hilton Head, S.C.\u00a0(Wexford Golf Club) ^
\nMarch 12-14 – The Peoples Championship –\u00a0St. Simons Island, Ga.\u00a0(The Club at Sea Palms)
\nMarch 24 – Keene Trace Collegiate –\u00a0Nicholasville, Ky.\u00a0(Keene Trace Golf Club)
\nMarch 30-31 – Seahawk Intercollegiate –\u00a0Wilmington, N.C.\u00a0(Country Club of Landfall)
\nApril 6-7 – Northern Kentucky’s The Jewell –\u00a0Batavia, Ohio\u00a0(Elks Run Golf Course)
\nApril 6-7 – Tiger Invitational –\u00a0Columbia, Mo.\u00a0(The Club at Old Hawthorne)
\nApril 12-13 – Wright State Invitational – Springboro, Ohio\u00a0(Heatherwoode Golf Club)
\nApril 13-14 – Mountaineer Invitational –\u00a0Bridgeport, W.Va.\u00a0(Pete Dye Golf Club)
\nApril 20 – Muirfield Shootout –\u00a0Dublin, Ohio\u00a0(The Country Club at Muirfield Village)
\nMay 2-4 – BIG EAST Championships –\u00a0Hardeeville, S.C. (Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club)
\nMay 18-20 – NCAA Regionals<\/p>\n
\n\tXavier ranks 99th<\/a>\u00a0in the most recent\u00a0SCOREBOARD powered by Clippd\u00a0ranking on March\u00a04.
\n\tThe Musketeers have now posted five tournament titles over the last two seasons. Xavier has also posted nine, top-three finishes over the last two seasons.
\n\tFreshman\u00a0Cayse Morgan<\/a>\u00a0took home medalist honors at the\u00a0Moraine Intercollegiate on Oct. 14 in a field of 78 golfers with a 54-hole score of\u00a0204 (-9). The Cincinnati native is the first Xavier golfer to hit nine-under-par or lower since Korey Ward in 2012 at the Marshall Invite (204, -9).
\n\tZach Burton<\/a> set the course record<\/a> at Maketewah Country Club on Aug. 22 with a score of 62 (-8).\u00a0Cayse Morgan<\/a>\u00a0matched Burton’s record on Nov. 8.
\n\tAJ Adams<\/a>, Ray Filter<\/a> and A.J. Wilhelm<\/a> were\u00a0inducted\u00a0into Chi Alpha Sigma<\/a> at the department’s annual welcome back event on Aug. 17.
\n\tCarson Bellish<\/a> was\u00a0named a\u00a0Xavier Athletics Strength Athlete of the Year Award winner<\/a>\u00a0for the 2024-25 academic year.
\n\tXavier\u00a0earned the\u00a02024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award<\/a> on Aug. 5. The Musketeers posted a 3.64 team grade point average last season.
\n\tCarson Bellish<\/a>,\u00a0Zach Burton<\/a>,\u00a0Ray Filter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0A.J. Wilhelm<\/a>\u00a0were named to the 2025 Academic All-District\u00ae Men’s At-Large Team<\/a> selected by College Sports Communicators on June 17.
\n\tThe Musketeers posted five, top-three finishes last season with two tournament titles. Xavier placed second at the BIG EAST Championships on April 28,\u00a0the highest finish for the Musketeers at the BIG EAST Championships since 2016 (also finished second).
\n\tCarson Bellish<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ray Filter<\/a>\u00a0earned All-BIG EAST honors<\/a> on May 5. Bellish was named to the first team, while Filter picked up second-team honors.
\n\tBellish and Filter are the first Xavier golfers to earn All-BIG EAST honors since 2019 (Garrett Wood – First Team). Xavier also had two or more golfers earn all-conference honors in the same season for the first time since 2016 (Jose Monta\u00f1o and\u00a0Daniel Wetterich).
\n\tCarson Bellish<\/a> led the Musketeers in stroke average (71.3) in 2024-25 and posted a team-high seven top-10 finishes. The\u00a0Pickerington, Ohio, native\u00a0has a career 72.9\u00a0stroke average through 101\u00a0rounds of golf with 12 top-10 finishes.
\n\tRay Filter<\/a> finished the year ranked third on the team in stroke average (72.2). He had four top-10 finishes with one individual tournament title. The Crown Point, Ind., native has a career 72.3\u00a0stroke average through 63\u00a0rounds of golf with eight\u00a0top-10 finishes.
\n\tXavier welcomes two newcomers to the 2025-26 roster in Sam Fauver<\/a> (Hudson, Ohio) and\u00a0Cayse Morgan<\/a> (Cincinnati, Ohio).
\n\tTyler Goecke<\/a>\u00a0will return as assistant coach<\/a> for the 2025-26 season. After a standout first year on staff, Goecke earned full status on PGA TOUR Americas and is\u00a0spending the summer competing across Canada.
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