JONESBORO, Ark. (10/10/20) – The 25th annual Arkansas State Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate golf tournament begins Monday at RidgePointe Country Club.

This is the fourth year the tournament will be played as the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate after previously being known as the Red Wolves Intercollegiate. It was renamed in honor of Barnett, who, along with the late Wayne Wolfe, was instrumental in starting the annual tournament in 1997. Barnett, a long-time supporter of Arkansas State golf and junior golf programs, has served on the tournament committee since its creation and acts as the tournament's director.

Included among the teams making up this year's Arkansas State Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate are Arkansas State, Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, Missouri Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State and UT Arlington.

The tournament is a play six, count four format this season. A-State's six players will be Zan Luka Stirn, Julien Sale, Tom Vaillant, Luka Naglic, Jack Madden and Adam Thorp. Devyn Pappas, Connor Wilson and Michael Weppernig will play as individuals.

The two-day tournament will officially begin Monday at 7:30 a.m. with groups teeing of No. 1 and No. 10 every eight minutes. The second round will immediately follow with the third and final round set to begin at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Live scoring for the tournament will be available via GolfStat. For the latest on A-State men's golf, follow on Twitter (@AStateMGolf), Facebook (/AStateMGolf) and Instagram (astatemensgolf).