UNT Hosting Second Maridoe Intercollegiate

Maridoe Intercollegiate
Maridoe Golf Club | Carrollton, Texas
The North Texas men's golf team returns to action to host the second annual Maridoe Intercollegiate on its home course in Carrollton.

THE EVENT: The Maridoe Golf Club will play at 7,554 yards, and will be a par-72 course for the tournament. The three-day event begins Sunday and concludes on Tuesday. There will be tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m., on Sunday and Monday, while play Tuesday will begin at 8 a.m.

THE FIELD: There are 12 teams participating in the tournament: Arkansas State, Little Rock, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Texas, San Francisco, SMU, Texas A&M, UTEP, UTSA, Washington.

REPRESENTING UNT: Competing for the Mean Green will be Kristof Ulenaers, Viktor Forslund, Zak Karkaletsos, Lenny Bergsson and Robert Garcia. Alejandro Madariaga and Hiroki Miya will compete as individuals.

RESULTS: Live results will be posted on GolfStat.com. Full recaps from each day of competition will be posted on MeanGreenSports.com at the end of each round.

LAST TIME OUT: North Texas finished 15th at the William H. Tucker Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., and was led by Kristof Ulenaers, had a career-best finish of tied for 14th.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: The Mean Green feature seven international players this year, including some key freshmen who are expected to contribute immediately. Lenny Bergsson (Iceland), Viktor Forslund (Sweden), Cameron Harlock (New Zealand), Zak Karkaletsos (Spain), Alejandro Madariaga (Mexico), Hiroki Miya (New Zealand) and Kristof Ulenaers (Belgium) round out the international players.

STRACKE SAYS: "We had a few days to work on different aspects of each players' games throughout the week. I hope we some improvements on our approach shots and around the greens. We always enjoy playing at Maridoe and hope our home course advantage will help us kick-start our fall season."

UP NEXT: North Texas will stay local when it competes in the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas on Oct. 21-22. The tournament will be hosted by Baylor.

HOME SWEET MARIDOE: North Texas enjoys its home course -- the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton. The course opened to members in July 2017 and gives the Mean Green a state-of-the-art home course with world-class facilities, including a fully-dedicated practice facility, complete with a two-ended driving range to account for many varying wind conditions, a sprawling three-acre short game retreat and indoor facilities with state-of-the-art hitting bays that provide tools the program has not yet had at its disposal.

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Lenny Bergsson

Viktor Forslund

Robert Garcia

Cameron Harlock

Zak Karkaletsos

Alejandro Madariaga

Hiroki Miya

Kristof Ulenaers

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