CHUCKEY, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's golf team finished sixth at the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Championship. The three-day, 54-hole tournament was held at the par-72, 6,860-yard Graysburg Hills Golf Course and hosted by Tusculum.
The Pioneers shot a school 54-hole record score of 865 (+1) including 285 (-3) in Tuesday's final round. TU's Dominic Barron Holden posted a seven-under par total 209 to tie for sixth place and earn a spot on the SAC All-Tournament Team.
Queens University of Charlotte led wire-to-wire and carded a tournament record 837 (-27) and won by a dozen shots over runner-up Newberry who finished with 849 (-15) including a 278 (-10) on Tuesday. The Royals claim their second SAC Championship and first since 2016.
Limestone's Pontus Samuelsson captured medalist honors by defeating Queens' Drake Wilcox in a playoff. Both Samuelsson and Wilcox finished with tournament totals of 202 (-14). The two started the playoff on the par-3 No. 8 hole. Wilcox put his tee shot in the water, while Samuelsson stuck his shot on the green, 15-feet away from the pin. Wilcox would double-bogey the hole, while Samuelsson left the green with a two-putt par to claim the individual medal.
Defending champion Lincoln Memorial (No. 3 in NCAA II) finished third in the tournament with 850 (-14), while Limestone (No. 14 in NCAA II) posted a team score of 852 (-12). Carson-Newman, the second-ranked team in the nation, posted the low round of the day with 277 (-11) to record a tournament total 853 and finish fifth.
Tusculum and Coker tied for sixth place with 865 (+1), followed by Lenoir-Rhyne (870), Anderson (879), Wingate (895), Catawba (897), UVA Wise (923) and Mars Hill (968).
The TU duo of Thomas Kollberg and Liam Hermansson both finished with three-day scores of 220 and tied for 26th place. Liam van Deventer shot a two-under par 70 on Tuesday and finished the tournament with 221 (T32nd). Nicholas Marchese carded a 54-hole total 225 and tied for 43rd place.
2022 SAC Men's Golf Championship (Final Results)
|
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
To Par |
|
1 |
Queens |
277 |
274 |
286 |
837 |
-27 |
|
2 |
Newberry |
283 |
288 |
278 |
849 |
-15 |
|
3 |
Lincoln Memorial |
282 |
285 |
283 |
850 |
-14 |
|
4 |
Limestone |
286 |
286 |
280 |
852 |
-12 |
|
5 |
Carson-Newman |
288 |
288 |
277 |
853 |
-11 |
|
T6 |
TUSCULUM |
283 |
297 |
285 |
865 |
+1 |
|
T6 |
Coker |
287 |
294 |
284 |
865 |
+1 |
|
8 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
291 |
281 |
298 |
870 |
+6 |
|
9 |
Anderson |
297 |
296 |
286 |
879 |
+15 |
|
10 |
Wingate |
300 |
296 |
299 |
895 |
+31 |
|
11 |
Catawba |
298 |
301 |
298 |
897 |
+33 |
|
12 |
UVA Wise |
309 |
301 |
313 |
923 |
+59 |
|
13 |
Mars Hill |
328 |
321 |
319 |
968 |
+104 |
Tusculum Individual Scores
|
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
To Par |
|
T6 |
66 |
71 |
72 |
209 |
-7 |
|
|
T26 |
73 |
77 |
70 |
220 |
+4 |
|
|
T26 |
72 |
73 |
75 |
220 |
+4 |
|
|
T32 |
75 |
76 |
70 |
221 |
+5 |
|
|
T43 |
72 |
80 |
73 |
225 |
+9 |
