PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Men's Golf is set to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Des Moines Golf & Country Club, beginning on Easter Sunday, April 20, and lasting through April 22.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Location: Des Moines Golf & Country Club - Des Moines, Iowa
Date: April 20-22, 2025
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/234434/scoring/team
Opponents (10-team field): Belmont, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso
The Championship consists of three 18-hole rounds on the par-72 course beginning with traditional tee times - Monday's tee times are listed with the lineup. Round two tee times will invert from day one's tee times, while day three's times are dependent on team & individual standings.
The Braves' lineup for the event will consist of:
1.
Carter Stevenson - 10:30 a.m. (Hole 10)
2.
Brody McCarthy - 10:20 a.m. (Hole 10)
3.
Max Adams - 10:00 a.m. (Hole 10)
4.
Devin Reichard - 9:50 a.m. (Hole 10)
5.
Tanner Leonard - 9:40 a.m. (Hole 10)
RECAPPING THE 2024 MVC CHAMPIONSHIP
The Braves finished ninth at the 2024 MVC Championship at The Club at Porto Cima in Sunrise Beach, Mo.
Carter Stevenson finished tied for eighth in the first conference championship of his collegiate career, capping the tournament off with a three-under-par 69. Stevenson was the first freshman to finish in the top 10 in the conference championship in the Roche era.
LAST TIME OUT
The Braves finished in ninth out of 10 teams at the Arkansas State Spring Invitational on April 14-15.
Carter Stevenson finished in the top 20 for the third consecutive tournament and the sixth time this season, finishing at an even-par 216.
TEAM TRENDS & NOTES
- Carter Stevenson currently has 41 consecutive rounds under 80, which ranks third in program history behind Josh Kirkham (2021-22 & 2022-23) and Andy Mickelson (2001-02 & 2002-03), who each have 44 consecutive rounds under 80
- This will be the Braves' second trip to Des Moines this season, having played in the Zach Johnson Invitational in September of 2024. The team finished tied for second in the standings, 20 strokes behind tournament winners Iowa State
- Carter Stevenson currently has a season stroke average of 71.92, which would be the lowest single-season stroke average in program history (current record - Josh Kirkham's 72.09 in 2022-23)
