The ISU men’s golf team travels to South Carolina with a lot of momentum after freshman golfer Scott Fernandez won an individual title last week.

The team also will go in with some experience from assistant coach Patrick Datz.

“I grew up in the area,” Datz said. “Last time I was at the golf course was about nine years ago.”

The Rees Jones Invitational is played at Daufuskie Island, setting the course apart from other tournaments that the Cyclones will play in.

“The golf course in itself is unique,” Datz said. “It’s on an island and you can only get there by ferry. There’s a lot of holes that’s right on the marsh.”

The unique setting isn’t going to distract Fernandez from continuing his great play. In his last four rounds of golf, he has finished at par or under.

“I’m going to look at each tournament the same way,” he said. “I do gain more confidence, but I’m going to learn about the course and stick to it.”

With the obstacles players will see on the course, the short game was something to work on in practice.

“I’ve worked a lot with the coaches on my chipping,” Fernandez said. “My putting has also improved. It’s going to be a key factor in winning this tournament.”

Coach Andrew Tank expanded on how tough this golf course could be and the best way his players can attack it.

“This golf course is tree line and carved out of trees and marsh,” Tank said. “It will be demanding, so these guys will have to focus on where to finish instead of focusing on trees and hazards out there.”

Tank likes what he saw in the last event. All the players improved their game from the first to the second tournament and his focus is to continue to help them in pressure situations.

“We are going to reinforce things we worked on last week,” Tank said. “Those things really seemed to help at the tournament. We will also work on our pre-shot routine.”

Like the previous events, the same five players will be participating in this upcoming tournament. Along with Fernandez, senior golfer Nate McCoy, sophomores Zach Steffen and Duncan Croudis and freshman Sam Daley will be representing the Cyclones on the course.

The first two rounds will be played on Monday, with the final round Tuesday.