CHICAGO (February 6, 2021) – The Loyola University Chicago men's golf team will officially open its 2021 spring season at the start of the coming week when it competes at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play in Dade City, Fla.
 
Play at the par-72, 7,153-yard Lake Jovita South Golf Course will open with an 8:30 a.m. (ET) shotgun start on Monday morning.  Tuesday's final round is also slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
 
Loyola, which is seeded second in the six-team field, will open play fifth-seeded DePaul on Monday morning before battling UConn, the event's number four seed, during the afternoon.  The Ramblers will wrap up the event with a tilt against a Missouri Valley Conference rival in third-seeded Drake.
 
Set to begin his sixth season in Rogers Park, head coach Erik Hoops' lineup in The Sunshine State is slated to feature redshirt senior Nick Welden, seniors Devin Johnson, Justin LaFrance, and Ryan Magee, and sophomores Timmy Crawford and Zach Walsh.
 
After returning from Florida, Loyola will turn its attention towards the Bash at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C., March 15-16.