ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Dayton men's golf team will kick off the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship Friday at Grand Cypress Golf Club. Dayton was picked to finish in fourth place and will be battling against two-time defending champion VCU.

The 54-hole championship will conclude Sunday, with a single-round scheduled for each day. Thursday is the practice round. Admission to the A-10 Golf Championship is free. Live scoring will be available on the Atlantic10.com Golf Championship page.

Dayton has six top-five finishes in the regular season, and are led by the duo of Tripp French and Nick Paxson. Paxon has been the workhorse for the Flyers, playing in all 85 regular season round this year.

Competing this weekend for the Flyers will be senior Thomas Goss, junior Nick Paxson, sophomores Brendan Keating and Tripp French and freshman Ryan Flick.