Returning to Spartanburg and Carolina Country Club, Men's Golf Set to Host The Carolina Cup for Third Straight Season

Tournament Information
The Carolina Cup | Oct. 8-10, 2023
Carolina Country Club (Par 72; 7,071 yards) | Spartanburg, S.C.
Teams (15): Central Michigan, Charleston Southern, UConn, Jacksonville, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Lafayette, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Texas, Tennessee Tech, UAB, UTSA, USC Upstate, Winthrop

TV: GAMEKAST LIVE | Available during all three rounds at the following link: https://www.gklive.tv/event/2023-carolina-cup-invitational

Tournament Lineup

Zander Briggs (Sr.; Simpsonville, S.C.)
Barrett Josey (Jr.; Reidville, S.C.)
Alec Prentice (Fr.; Wellington, New Zealand)
Jaskaran Sohal (Jr.; Brisbane, Australia)
Cameron Biddle (Fr.; Aiken, S.C.)
Panop Norasing (Sr.; Bangkok, Thailand)
Christophe Palmans (So.; Genk, Belgium)

Event Preview
Returning to Carolina Country Club for the third straight season, USC Upstate men's golf and BMW Charity Golf—the organization that helps produce the Korn Ferry Tour's BMW Pro-AM—partner for The Carolina Cup presented by Taco Bell, Calloway, and the BMW Performance Center.

The 2023 iteration of the event marks a return to the course for the Spartans following a nearly two-week layoff, last competing at the Graeme McDowell Invitational from Sep. 24-26. Junior Barrett Josey paced the Spartans at the event as he earned his first career top-15 finish, placing 11^th, behind career-low 18 and 54-hole scoring totals, fashioning scores of 69-70-73-212.

Three other members of the team's lineup joined Josey in improving their scores in their second event of the season as senior Zander Briggs (74-76-71-221), freshman Alec Prentice (74-72-77-223), and freshman Cameron Biddle (78-73-81-232) each improved their scores from the first event to the second this season. Prentice, like Josey, saw a career-low 54-hole scoring total while tying his career-low 18-hole scoring total.

As a team, Upstate carded marks of 300-296-307-903 as the team's second-round 296 stands as the team's lowest 54-hole total of the season. The total also marks the lowest for the program since the first round of the 2023 Big South Men's Golf Championship.

The Carolina Cup features three days of play beginning Sunday and concluding on Tuesday with 18 holes of play each day. All three days will feature live tournament coverage via GameKast Live.

Last Time Out
USC Upstate (300-296-307-903) – 14th
Barrett Josey (69-70-73-212) – t-11th
Zander Briggs (74-76-71-221) – t-44th
Alec Prentice (74-72-77-223) – t-51st
Christophe Palmans (76-75-80-231) – t-76th
Cameron Biddle (78-73-81-232) – 78th
Panop Norasing (76-83-79-238) – 81^st

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Biddle

Zander Briggs

Barrett Josey

Panop Norasing

Alec Prentice

Jaskaran Sohal

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