BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Jackson State returns to action on Monday morning in the two-day, 36-hole Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Fall Preview at the RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley.
The course will play at 6,043 yards for the women and 7,000 yards for the men.
Centrally located in the state and just minutes from the newly revitalized downtown Birmingham area, the Oxmoor Valley facility was built on former mining land owned by U.S. Steel. Sculpted from the peaks and valleys of the Appalachians, the courses offer scenic forests, numerous creeks, and challenging elevation changes.
The Ridge course offers numerous elevation changes, heavy tree cover, and is incredibly photogenic. As a tribute to the area's mining past, a shelf of exposed shale rock buttresses the green at the par-5 3rd hole. Completely renovated in 2021, the Valley course features new tees, bunkers, and beautiful TifEagle greens. For those who have played the Valley in the past, there are also a few new surprises with complete redesigns on a few holes, including the previously notorious 18th hole.
Trace Carpenter will begin play for the men on Hole 1A, while Kaden Tibbetts will tee off on Hole 1B. They will be joined on the front nine by JD Berndt at No. 2, Ekam Singh on No. 3, Sahil Nathoo on No. 4, and Emmanuel Jensen on No. 5. Meanwhile, the women will tee off on the back nine with Maddy Beeching on No. 14, while Isabella Christy will tee of on No. 15B, Micaiah Joubert on No. 15A, and Briann Briggs on No. 16. They will be joined by Alex Washington on No. 17B and Jannel Calixterio on No. 17A.
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