ATLANTA – Opening a busy month of April with one of the toughest fields in all of college golf, the Georgia State men's golf team will travel out I-20 for the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational presented by Valspar beginning on Saturday.

The two-day, 54-hole event takes place at Forest Hills Golf Club, just a few miles from the gates of Augusta National Golf Club where The Masters will take place next week.

Some of the best golf teams in the country have competed in the event's 38 years of history, featuring several touring pros such as Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson (1989), Brad Faxon, Justin Leonard (1992), Vaughn Taylor (1998), Oliver Wilson (2001, 2003), Chris Kirk (2005), Scott Brown (2006), Dustin Johnson (2007), Henrik Norlander (2010), Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Beau Hossler (2016), to name a few.

The Panthers are looking to build some momentum with just two tournaments remaining before the conference championship at the end of April.

On the Road Again: Forest Hills Golf Club (Augusta, Ga.), Par 72, 7,231 yards

Teeing It Up: 15 teams will compete in the 54-hole event

Perfect Timing: Shotgun start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m., followed by tee times beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Who to Watch: Seniors Josh Edgar and Ashton Poole both have three top 25 finishes in the Panthers four spring tournaments and are also the top two on the team in scoring average.

How to Follow: Live scoring will be provided via GolfStat.com while updates are posted on Twitter at @GaStateGolf.

Staying Busy: This will mark the second of three straight weekends with the Panthers competing across three different states (North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina).

Quotable: "It's April and that means if we want to reach our end of season goals, we really need to start playing our best golf," head coach Chad Wilson said. "We need some guys to step up and take their spots in the line-up. I truly we can and that our best golf is still in front of us."
Lineup: (1 to 5): Josh Edgar, Ashton Poole, Maxence Mugnier, Owen Sertl, Egill Gunnarsson

Field: Host Augusta, Arizona, Arizona State, Army, College of Charleston, Georgia State, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, South Carolina, South Florida, UCF, and Virginia Tech.

History Here: Senior Josh Edgar shot opening and closing rounds of 72 the last time the Panthers competed in the event in 2019. Egill Gunnarsson shot a second round 72 that same year.

Next Up: Wofford Invitational; April 12-13; Country Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg, S.C.