ATLANTA – After walking off the course on March 12 last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Georgia State men's golf team will return to action after 331 days on Saturday for the start of the 2020-21 season.

The Panthers will open the spring at the Raines Company Intercollegiate hosted by Francis Marion at the Country Club of South Carolina. The event will feature a Play 6-Count 4 format and will mark the first of six regular season events leading up to the Sun Belt Conference Championship in late April.

On the Road: At the Country Club of South Carolina, Par 72, 7,062 Yards
Teeing It Up: 11 teams will compete in the 54-hole event
Long Weekend: The field will compete Saturday and Sunday playing 36 holes on Saturday (8:15 a.m. shotgun) and 18 holes on Sunday (8:30 a.m. tee times)
Who to Watch: Returning senior Josh Edgar earned the top spot in the line-up after putting on an impressive display in qualifying that include a round of 64.
How to Follow: Live scoring will be provided via GolfStat.com while updates are posted on Twitter at @GaStateGolf.
ICYMI: After not playing during the fall season, head coach Chad Wilson added two events to the spring schedule, while also losing one event in early March.
Quotable: "Our guys are so excited to be back on the course and getting ready for tournament play," head coach Chad Wilson said. "We are thankfully to Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb, the sports medicine staff, and everyone who has assisted in getting us to this point. Our seniors are ready to give it one more shot at winning a conference championship and reaching NCAA Regional play, while our newcomers are excited to start their college experience on the course."
Lineup: (1 to 6): Josh Edgar, Ashton Poole, Elliot Anger, Maxence Mugnier, Egill Gunnarsson, Will Chambless
Field: Host Francis Marion, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Georgia State, High Point, Kennesaw State, Middle Tennessee, NC Central, Presbyterian College, Richmond, and Wofford
Next Up: All American Intercollegiate; Feb. 14-16; Golf Club of Houston; Humble, Texas